Trench drain system and method of installation on level floor surface, paticulary for shower rooms
First Claim
1. A method of installing a trench drain on a level floor surface comprising the steps of:
- placing an elongate channel member on the floor surface, the channel member having a bottom surface, side walls extending upwardly therefrom to side walls top edges, a channel inlet between the side walls top edges and a drain opening;
inserting a preformed wedge-shaped elongate sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end into the channel on the bottom surface with the thin end closest to the channel drain opening, the sloping member forming an inclined surface sloping toward the drain opening; and
filling an area adjacent the channel over the floor surface with a material, whereby liquid on the material may flow into the channel member through the channel inlet and along the inclined surface and out through the channel drain opening.
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Abstract
A trench drain system and method of installation thereof on a level floor surface. An elongate channel member is placed on the floor surface. A preformed elongate sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end in inserted into the channel with its thin end closest to the channel drain opening, thereby forming an inclined sloping surface. A grate extends over the channel inlet. The area adjacent the channel is filled to the height of the channel, whereby water thereon flows through the grate into the channel, along the inclined surface and out through the drain opening. The channel can be placed adjacent a vertical wall whereby wall tile may be installed over a channel top edge. The floor area adjacent the channel is filled with preformed sloping sheet members or with plastically formable material positioned at an incline using a floor height setting post.
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1. A method of installing a trench drain on a level floor surface comprising the steps of:
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placing an elongate channel member on the floor surface, the channel member having a bottom surface, side walls extending upwardly therefrom to side walls top edges, a channel inlet between the side walls top edges and a drain opening; inserting a preformed wedge-shaped elongate sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end into the channel on the bottom surface with the thin end closest to the channel drain opening, the sloping member forming an inclined surface sloping toward the drain opening; and filling an area adjacent the channel over the floor surface with a material, whereby liquid on the material may flow into the channel member through the channel inlet and along the inclined surface and out through the channel drain opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A trench drain system for installation on a level floor surface comprising:
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an elongate channel member having a bottom surface, side walls extending upwardly therefrom to side walls top edges, a channel inlet between the side walls top edges and a drain opening, said elongate channel adapted to be placed on a level floor surface; and
,a preformed elongate wedge-shaped sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end adapted to be inserted into said channel on said bottom surface thereof with said thin end closest to said channel drain opening, said sloping member forming an inclined surface sloping toward said drain opening whereby, by filling an area adjacent said channel over the level floor surface with a material to a height of a channel side wall top edge, liquid on the adjacent fill material can flow into the channel member through the channel inlet and along said inclined surface and out through said channel drain opening. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A drainage system for receiving water from a floor, said drainage system comprising:
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grated tracks having a plurality of openings; an underneath channel running below said grated tracks; a drain located on said underneath channel; a wedge-shaped elongate sloping member having a thick end tapering to a thin end placed in and configured to the shape of said underneath channel with said thin end closest to said drain, wherein said sloping member achieves a slope creating drainage flow to said drain. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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