Wastewater flow diverter
First Claim
1. A wastewater flow diverter for installation in a septic system including a septic tank, first and second trenches, first and second trench pipes, and a transport pipe, comprising:
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first and second sides adjoining and extending downwardly from said top, the top, the sides and at least a partially open bottom forming an inner volume;
a first opening on the first side for interconnection to a trench pipe the first opening extending upwardly from the partially open bottom;
a second opening on the second side for interconnection to the transport pipe; and
wherein the septic tank is interconnected to the first trench pipe and the transport pipe is interconnected to the second trench pipe.
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Abstract
An apparatus for diverting wastewater in septic system comprises a top, a side adjoining and extending downwardly from the top, the top and the side form an inner volume and a partially open bottom. The bottom can be fully open. A first opening extends upwardly from the partially open bottom. A second opening, having a perimeter, is also on the side. The apparatus can be placed at outlet end of a trench to receive the trench pipe. The first opening, the open bottom and the inner volume permit the apparatus to be placed over a pipe without adjustments or modifications.
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Citations
16 Claims
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1. A wastewater flow diverter for installation in a septic system including a septic tank, first and second trenches, first and second trench pipes, and a transport pipe, comprising:
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a top; first and second sides adjoining and extending downwardly from said top, the top, the sides and at least a partially open bottom forming an inner volume; a first opening on the first side for interconnection to a trench pipe the first opening extending upwardly from the partially open bottom; a second opening on the second side for interconnection to the transport pipe; and wherein the septic tank is interconnected to the first trench pipe and the transport pipe is interconnected to the second trench pipe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A septic tank system comprising:
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a septic tank; first and second trenches, each said trench having a first and second; a trench pipe in each said trench, each trench pipe having a first and second end a septic pipe connecting the septic tank to the first end of the first trench pipe; a transport pipe having a first and second end; a flow diverter between the first trench and the second trench, the flow diverter having a top, bottom and at least first and second sides, the sides adjoining and extending downwardly from the top, the top and the sides forming an inner volume that is at least partially open at the bottom, a first opening on the first side, said first opening extending upwardly from the partially open bottom, a second opening on the second side; the first opening of the flow diverter placed over and connecting with the trench pipe at the second end of the first trench; the first end of the transport pipe inserted into and connected to the second opening of the flow diverter; and the second end of the transport pipe connecting to the first end of the second trench. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for diverting wastewater in a septic tank system comprising:
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a flow diverter, a first trench and a second trench, a first trench pipe in the first trench and a second trench pipe in the second trench a septic pipe between a septic tank and the first trench pipe the flow diverter between the first and said second trenches, a transport pipe between the flow diverter and the second trench; a means for receiving the first trench pipe in the flow diverter the first trench pipe capable of having more than one elevation above the first trench; and a means for accumulating wastewater in said flow diverter and passing the wastewater into the transport pipe. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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