Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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Easy Clean System For An Eavestrough
Background of the invention
Field of the Invention
The instant invention relates generally to drainage devices and more
specifically it relates
to an easy clean system for eavestrough. The Easy-Clean System for an
eavestrough
allows dirt and debris to flow without obstruction from an eavestrough into a
downpipe,
so that the water can exit freely therefrom.
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Description of the Prior Act
Numerous drainage devices have been provided in prior art that are adapted to
carry off
rainwater or sewage from one location to another. While these units may be
suitable for
the particular purpose to which they address, they would not be as suitable
for the
purposes of the present invention as heretofore described.
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Summary of the Invention
A primary object of the present invention is to provide an easy clean system
for an
eavestrough that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.
Another object is to provide an easy clean system for an eavestrough that will
allow dirt
and debris to flow without obstruction from an eavestrough on a roof of a
building into a
down pipe, so that the water can exit freely therefrom.
An additional object is to provide an easy clean system for an eavestrough
that will
separate the dirt and debris from water by a basket and filter partition for
removal from
the down pipe, while access to the down pipe at ground level, will allow a
person to clean
out the dirt and debris that accumulates.
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A further object is to provide an easy clean system for an eavestrough that is
simple and
easy to use.
A still further objective is to provide an easy clean system for an
eavestrough that is
economical in cost to manufacture.
Further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.
To the accomplishment of the above related objects, this invention may be
embodied in
the form illustrated in the accompagning drawings, attention being called to
the fact,
however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes may be made
in the
specific construction illustrated and described within the scopes of the
appended claims.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Detailed Description Of The Preferred Embodiments
Turning now descriptively to the drawings in which similar reference
characters denote
similar elements throughout the several. views, FIGURE 3 to 9 illustrate an
easy clean
system for an eavestrough.
1- Easy Clean System
2- Eavestrough
3- Free Flow Unit
4- Separating Facility
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5- Standard downpipe
6- Filter Partition for 4
7- Building
8- Roof
9- Dirt and debris
10- Rainstorm
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11- Downpipe elbow
12- Front Aperture of 21
13- Deflector In 4
14- Funnel in 4
15- Shelf in 4
16- Wall of 4
17- Wire mesh material
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18-Handle of 12
19-Cover of 4
20-Side overflow
21-Basket
22-First passageway into
4
23-Second passageway into
4
24-Side wall of 21
25-Window in sidewall of
21
25 Underground drainage assembly
FIGURE 1 and 2 shows the prior art behind a standard eavestrough and downpipe.
The
eavestrough 2 is at the roof 8 eave on a building 7 clogged up with dirt and
debris 9 during
a rainstorm 10.
The easy clean System 1 consists of a free flow unit 3 connected to the
separation unit 4
which extends vertically down along an exterior wall 7 and carry rainwater
away from the
roof 8.
The free-flow unit, an embodiment of which is shown in Figures 5 and 6,
comprises a
widening of the upper end of the downpipe elbow 11. The upper end of the free-
flow unit
is connected to the eavestrough 2. The widening of the juncture of the
eavestrough and the
downpipe substantially reduces blockages by leaves or like debris. Blockage
reduction results
from the fact that
(a) the debris collected in the free-flow unit will tend to rest below the
level of
the water in the eavestrough; and
(b) water passes vertically downward through debris more easily than
horizontally
through said debris in the eavestroug:h.
A facility 4 is for separating any dirt and debris 9 that fall into the
rainwater in the
eavestrough 2, so that the rainwater will flow without obstruction out through
the downpipes.
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The separating facility 4 is a filter partition 6 extending vertically within
the
facility 4, to divide the facility 4 into two passageways 22 and 23.
When the rainwater with dirt and debris 9 enters the facility 4, the rainwater
will
enter into the second passageway 23 through the filter partition 6 and exit
out
from the bottom end to downpipe 5.
The dirt and debris 9 remain in the first passageway 22 and is collected in
the
basket 21. The filter partition is fabricated of wire mesh material 17; to
keep the
dirt and debris 9 trapped within the first passageway 22, while allowing
rainwater
to pass therethrouh and into the second passageway 23.
The first passageway 22 in the facility 4 has a funnel 14 which crosses
horizontally and allows dirt and debris 9 to end up in the basket 21, the
first
passageway 22 in the facility 4 'has a deflector 13 which deflects the
majority of
rainwater into the second passageway 23.
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A basket 21 fits in a removable manner into the front of the facility 4 and
onto the
shelf 15 and below the funnel 14 so as to collect dirt and debris 9. The
basket 21
includes a front handle 18 to be gripped by a hand of a person. A side wall 24
of
the basket 21 facing the filter partition 6 has a wire mesh window 25 to allow
any
rainwater entering the basket to exit through the wire mesh window 25.
The facility 4 has a side overflow outlet 20 in the first passageway 22 to
allow
rainwater to flow out should a build-up of dirt and debris 9 occur in order to
alert
that emptying is required.
An underwater drainage assembly 26, as best seen in FIGURE 9 can be affixed to
a bottom end of the downpipe so that rainwater exiting therefrom can be
deposited away from the building 7. The assembly consists of a perforated pipe
placed in the ground and exits through a perforated removable cover.
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It will be understood that each of the elements described above, or two or
more
together may also find a useful application in other types of methods
differing
from the type described above.
While certain novel features of this invention have been shown and descried
are
pointed out in the annexed claims, it is not intended to be limited to the
details
above, since it will be understood that various omissions, modifications,
substitutions and changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated
and in
its operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing in any
way
from the spirit of the present invention.
Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of the
present
invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for
various applications without omitting features that, from the standpoint of
prior
art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of the generic or specific
aspects of
this invention.
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Brief Description Of The Drawing Figures
Various other objects, features and attendant advantages of the present
invention will
become more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when
considered
in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like references
characters
designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein;
FIGURE I is a perspective view of the prior art, showing a standard
eavestrough and
leader on a building clogged up with dirt and debris during a rainstorm.
FIGURE 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the prior art, showing the dirt
and debris in
the standard eavestrough and leader in greater detail.
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FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a portion of a building with a first
embodiment of the
instant invention installed thereto and ready to use.
FIGURE 4 is an elevation view of the separation unit without the cover.
FIGURE 5 is a plan view of the free-flow unit.
FIGURE 6 is an elevation view of the free-flow unit.
FIGURE 7 is a plan view of the basket.
FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of the basket.
FIGURE 9 is a side elevation view of a portion of a building with a second
embodiment
of the instant invention installed thereto, and ready to use.
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