FLOOR DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR A BUILDING AND ASSEMBLY THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A threshold plate for extending along a door threshold connecting a first room and a second room, the threshold plate comprising:
- a first portion at least partially disposed towards the first room and having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the apertures positioned to receive water passing over the threshold plate, the first portion operatively connectable to a drain via said apertures; and
a second portion at least partially disposed towards the second room and having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the apertures of the second portion positioned to receive water passing over the threshold plate, the second portion operatively connectable to a drain via said apertures of the second portion.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a floor drainage assembly for inhibiting water from passing from one floor of a building to an other floor of the building. The one floor is disposed above the other floor. The one floor includes a stairwell threshold. The building has a stairwell connecting the one floor to the other floor. The one floor is in communication with the stairwell via the stairwell threshold. The floor drainage assembly includes a stairwell drain and a stairwell trough. The stairwell trough extends along the stairwell threshold. The stairwell trough is in fluid communication with the stairwell drain, whereby water from the one floor that enters the stairwell threshold is at least partially captured by the stairwell trough and directed to the stairwell drain. The assembly inhibits the water from damaging the other floor thereby.
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20 Claims
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1. A threshold plate for extending along a door threshold connecting a first room and a second room, the threshold plate comprising:
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a first portion at least partially disposed towards the first room and having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the apertures positioned to receive water passing over the threshold plate, the first portion operatively connectable to a drain via said apertures; and a second portion at least partially disposed towards the second room and having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, the apertures of the second portion positioned to receive water passing over the threshold plate, the second portion operatively connectable to a drain via said apertures of the second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A floor drainage assembly for inhibiting water from passing from one floor of a building to an other floor of the building, the one floor being disposed above the other floor and including a stairwell threshold, the building having a stairwell connecting the one floor to the other floor, the one floor being in communication with the stairwell via the stairwell threshold, the floor drainage assembly comprising:
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a stairwell drain; and a stairwell trough extending along the stairwell threshold, the stairwell trough being in fluid communication with the stairwell drain, whereby water from the one floor that enters the stairwell threshold is at least partially captured by the stairwell trough and directed to the stairwell drain, the assembly inhibiting said water from damaging the other floor thereby. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A building having a first floor, a second floor disposed above the first floor, the second floor including a stairwell threshold, a stairwell connecting the first floor to the second floor, the second floor being in communication with the stairwell via the stairwell threshold, and a floor drainage assembly including:
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a stairwell drain extending below the second floor; and a stairwell trough extending along the stairwell threshold, the stairwell trough being in fluid communication with the stairwell drain, whereby water from the second floor that enters the stairwell threshold is at least partially captured by the stairwell trough and directed to the stairwell drain. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A building having a first room with a first threshold, a second room with a second threshold, a connecting room connecting the first room to the second room, the first room and the second room being in communication with the connecting room via the first threshold and the second threshold, respectively, and a floor drainage assembly comprising:
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a first drain;
a first trough extending along the first threshold and being in fluid communication with the first drain;a second drain; and
a second trough extending along the second threshold and being in fluid communication with the second drain, whereby water from the first room that enters the first threshold is at least partially captured by the first trough and directed to the first drain, and water from the second room that enters the second threshold is at least partially captured by the second trough and directed to the second drain, the assembly inhibiting water from passing from one of the first room or the second room to the other of the first room or the second room thereby. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of arranging a floor drainage system for a building having a first floor, a second floor disposed above the first floor, a stairwell connecting the first floor to the second floor, and a stairwell threshold interposed between the second floor and the stairwell, the method comprising:
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providing a stairwell trough that extends along the stairwell threshold; connecting a stairwell drain to the stairwell trough, water reaching the stairwell threshold being at least partially captured by the stairwell trough and directed to the stairwell drain thereby. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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