Downspout trap and clean out

• US 4,798,028 A
• Filed: 11/30/1987
• Issued: 01/17/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John A. Pinion
• Original Assignee: John A. Pinion
• Inventors: Pinion, John A.
• Primary Examiner(s): RIDGILL JR, JAMES
• Application Number:
  US07/126,423
• Time in Patent Office: 414 Days
• Field of Search: 52/12, 52/16, 285/176, 285/177, 285/424, 210/445-449
• US Class Current: 52/16
• CPC Class Codes: E03F 1/00 Methods, systems, or installations for draining-off sewage or storm water
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 13/08 Down pipes; Special clamping means therefor clamping pipes in general F16B, F16L
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2013/086 Filters
• CPC Class Codes: E04D 2013/0866 Access opening for cleaning; Devices for avoiding cumulation of debris

Abstract

Gutters and downspouts on buildings such as home conventionally communicate with drain lines for the disposal of rain water. The drain lines are sometimes connected with sewers by way of a footer drain around the foundation of the building and sometimes communicate with dry wells adjacent the building. A problem with all such downspout drainage systems is that particulate material such as leaves, small pieces of roofing and other kinds of debris tend to enter the system through the downspouts. The material accumulates in the drainage lines including the footer drains around the foundation and often fills up the dry wells with the undesirable result of storm water being introduced into the basement of the building and the resultant damage to articles in the basement as well as the foundation walls and basement floors. These problems can be eliminated by preventing the debris from entering the footer drains and/or dry wells and the downspout trap and clean out of the present invention eliminates the problem. The device comprises a simple vertically movable tubular member, the upper end of which receives the lower end of the downspout and the bottom end of which is engaged in the drain line, the device being provided with an intermediate screen. In normal position it rests in the end of the drain line or in an adapter therein and in telescopic relation to the downspout. In such position it will collect the debris and prevent it from entering the drain line. It may be simply moved up the downspout in telescopic relation so as to free its lower end from the drain line whereupon it can be removed from its normal position and the debris emptied and the device replaced.

Claims

1. In gutter and downpout drainage apparatus of the type communicating with a drain line;

an improved downspout trap and clean out apparatus, the improvement comprising;

a vertically disposed integral tubular body member formed in upper and lower portions of different lengths and different diameters, screen means in said lower portion, said upper portion being of a known diameter and length sufficient to telescopically engage over a lower end of said downspout in first and second positions and said lower portion being of a known diameter and length capable of being telescopically engaged in an upper end of said drain line in said first position, whereby said tubular body member may be moved vertically to said second position where said lower portion is free of said drain line so as to permit the tubular body member to be removed from said downspout.

2. The improvement in downspout trap and clean out apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper and lower portions are of cross sectionally circular configurations.

3. The improvement in downspout trap and clean out apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein said upper and lower portions of said tubular body member are of known vertical heights and the height of the upper portion is at least double the known height of said lower portion.

4. The improvement in downspout trap and clean out apparatus set forth in claim 1 and wherein said tubular body member is integrally molded of synthetic resin.

5. The improvement in downspout trap and clean out apparatus set forth in claim 1 and wherein said integral tubular body member is a metal structure forming a vertical water path.