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US 9,879,400 B1Granted
Device and method for foundation drainage
OwnerRobert P. Walkerinventor
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Abstract
A drainage system to be installed against a foundation of a building. The drainage system includes a drainage board having a plurality of channels extending from a bottom side along a front face thereof, and a portion of filter fabric attached to a rear face of the drainage board that covers the front face of the drainage board. The plurality of channels comprise a plurality of left channels and a plurality of right channels that intersect to form a crisscross pattern.
Claims20
A drainage system comprising:
- a drainage board having a plurality of channels extending from a bottom side along a front face thereof, and
- a filter fabric attached to a rear face of the drainage board that covers the front face of the drainage board;
- wherein the plurality of channels comprise a plurality of left channels and a plurality of right channels that intersect to form a crisscross pattern,
- wherein the filter fabric includes a settling strip along a portion thereof,
- wherein the settling strip includes at least an outer segment, an intermediate segment, and an inner segment, and
- wherein the outer segment, the intermediate segment, and the inner segment are substantially parallel in a first state.
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A drainage system comprising:
- a drainage board having a plurality of channels extending from a bottom side along a front face thereof, and
- a filter fabric attached to a rear face of the drainage board that covers the front face of the drainage board and includes a settling strip;
- wherein the settling strip is a multi-layered portion of the filter fabric that is folded over a single layered portion of the filter fabric.
A drainage system comprising:
- a drainage board having a plurality of channels extending from a bottom side along a front face thereof, and
- a filter fabric attached to a rear face of the drainage board that covers the front face of the drainage board and includes a settling strip;
- wherein the settling strip includes at least a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, and
- wherein the first segment, the second segment, and the third segment are substantially parallel in a first state.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.