US1127246A - Drain. - Google Patents

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a DRAIN.

-ineaaaa `i .Toall whom t may concern.' 1

Be itzknoyvnthat I, JosErnfHRsnsrraN, a citizen of. the "United States,l and vresident of. St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain *neW' and usefulf improvements ,1n

airis, .oftvhi'ch' lthe following -isv'aispecitiin' drains, and has for itsiobiectU a lcasting provided with a' flanged shieldfth'eentire jlevicelembedded so that the top of'thefgrill 4fsurfac'e 'of ,the ,Adminis-flush with the 'floor fline-in order to draingthefloor Where-.the d'ev'ice-is-fused in', connection 'withf lshower baths jor the like'g and 'the purpose of the', flanged shield is to prevent any seepage j 'passing-,down between the casting;v andthe (material forming the lioor from' seeping 'i' through and lappearing on thec'e1l1ng'-be-- 2O .ff.

` 'A'furtherfobjeet.totv invention. issto peripheryo'f the'jeas'ting proper and the ma-i terial V forming the iioor and permit 1t to pass into 'the'draint' 'thereby preventing any ap- .,v pearanceionf'the' ceiling' below the connection., a L.;1Fi-gure1,'1l is'. a iside elevation .of. my mven-tion `'with a vpart thereof 1 n -s.e'ct1on, shoivin'g in its relative posltlon jin Athe ,'oor.=: Fig. lis a` top plan. view "o the ,drain-detached s A Inftheconstruction lof my invention I pro'vi'de a 4drain 'constructed of-.a pasting 3,

i itsv yupper"end: providedv'tith an internals crevv 'thread V4,' inv whichl i's'jnse'r'ted an -eX-', ternlly, screW-tlirea;ded-'grill15,; The inner, si'lracepffthe casting" 'is provldedfwith al shoulder 6', `vvhie'his designed tflimitthe 1 downward moyexne'nt ot. the grill so that ,projecting upivardlyf.. a suitable ldistancer,

I- 'tal with the upper `edge 7 of the casting The' saidlcastingis 'also provided 'with a projec'tinafv Harige 8,' andfaportion of the surformin'g approximately a basin; the .inner horizontal surface 412,011? .the -d1sk\.'1s arf ranged-:tube practically in a'linernent with Qa' pluralityjof lopenings 13, formed 1n the-- Wall-ofthe casting 3, and through ,W-hih any seepage which might'pass' down be construct a draingvvhich will catch; any seepage which vimigfrht pass between the outer` Speelcaton 'of Letters Patentf Platenitd F 2, 3915; 'appiieationfineaMariana-1914. serial-1ro.' 823,368. i

- tween the'easting and the flooring material 'be drained foil2 -int the casting" from the angeddisk, '1. .The bottom en`d15, of the castingvisj so to the drainjpipe,.eitherl by a Wipe joint aty the line indicated bythe numeral 1 14, will zishaped tol pbe adaptable vfor.conne'tion .commonly known to the plumbing trade or it Amay be arranged'withv screw-threads so that. the end can'be attached to avpipe by a suitable coupling., This featurehowever is immaterial as the essential feature of my *invention 'is to arrange a drain to prevent water from 'seeping' down the side'of the casting and staining the ceiling below.

In placing the drain in position the 'same i is embedded in the floor, which Hoor in such instances is preferably-constructed by layingla-bed of tainped cinders, or like material .16, and on. the top' thereof,place a layer'of'concrete17, and on the top thereof,y the Usual tiling 18; orin some instances' a smooth coating" ofcemen't. `And when the 'device so placed in. position in the floor and in order to provide 'for proper drainage andin orderto further prevent any seepage from passing down on the side of the casting` and -to properly drain olf -any such seepage Which-might pass down the side of. the casting, I llfthe disk lwith .coarse vnuatierial, such-.as pebbles, gravel, cind'ersor""the likeyas `indicated by the numeral 19,- and L mayif desired place i around the Casting .over a plurality of apertures of the holes 13, a ringQO, constructed of some porous material suchl as a vvery fine mesh, felt, sponge or otherl materialfound desirable, and by such arrangement it ,Vvvould prevent" any of. the iller' inthe 'ilanged diskfrom passing,r through any of the apertures. And further, in 'order to prevent leakage and to make an absolute -l leak-proof connection between the Adisk and the "casting l may place a gasket. 2l, at the connecting point at-the baseof the screw- -threads `9. In isonne instances Where it is so required and in the eventv of the-concrete becoming cracked :I may embed in the con- /Jcrete a 4sheet of ,pliable material such as sheet may-be 'extended' the. entire Vlength and Width of the space occupiedby the shower, and the. lsame `may be slightly inclined so that in the Vevent-the 'floor should become cracked and Water seep through theg cracks it would Contact Withthe sheet and be di- 'sheet lead, copper or the like, 22. This' rected vto the iianged disk and be permitted to pass out into the drain through the openingsl 13.

This device is not only adaptable for drains through which rthe water is -permitted to pass anddrain the iloor line when used in' connection with shower` baths but, may be used also inany crn'nectioirl in' bath rooms Where there might be a possibility of water' -seepingA down between the castings andI floor. l-'t isa Wellllmown fact that bysuddenchangesof temperature such as' eX- tremely hot and cold Water striking the eastings that an expansion and: contraction takes place which will cause a separation between the bcdy ot the casting and the vmaterial yforming the floor in which'the' casting isembeddedr and this crack' or space' between:

` ing andistraining' the same, but with my con'-l vhe two; isthe one in which water' seeps and! follows the line oi pipe and shows itslappearance on the ceiling below by meistenstructioni of device this detriment isover'-V come and such. seepage-is directed. intotheA drain without any det-rlment. A Having flly -described my invention what l2 claimy is 1. Iny drains of. :theve'lass described. they combination of a casting, a detachable'` flanged shieldy mountedy thereon and approximately centrally' located, said casting `having a plurality oi? apertures'formed in` itsl walll and cn a level with the inner surface" ofthe shield; a grill. detachably located. in the casting, said casting and shield being embedded in the licor; the said grill being flush 'with1the'loor line and a ring of porous material located in; the shield covering the apertures for permitting any seepage passing and the iioor material to escape into 'and pass o-ut by Way of said casting, substantially as specified.

Q. A drain oi -theclass described comprising a casting, an integral iange located thereCn, a portion of said casting above the Iiange being screw-threaded, a flanged shield detachably connected to the casting and held on said screw-threads; the wall of the casting provided with perforations arrangedon a level Withvthe inner floor' line of said'shield through which seepage may be discharged into the casting, adetachable grill located in the top of said casting and arranged to be 'M 3. A drai drain pipe, a detachable flanged .cated on said casting and attached by leak- I' down `between the wall of the casting' y vice is4 embedded in the floor, substantially as speciliecll Y ln of the class described comprisa casting designed to be attached to a shield loproof connection', apertures formed in the wall of the casting and in alinement with the inner horizontal surface otV the shield, seididevice embedded in the loona lring of porous material located around the casting over'the apertures, a bed of porous material locatedf in the 'shield `-:fi/hereby any seepagel passing down` between the casting. and the floor will be drained off into the drain pipe without showing onthe ceililigbelow, substantially as speci fied.

4: A drain of the classl described comprisa' cylindrical casting, a plurality of apertures formed in the Wall thereof and loeated-l at intervals apart at approximately the center of said casting; an integral flange formed on the outer periphery thereof, a detachable liange shield resting o'n the integral flange; a' ring' of porous material located inthe ianged shield and covering the aperturesformed in the cylindrical casting; and

a detachable grill located in the top of the A casting, all of. said parts being embedded and'-incased `in the material forming the Hoor, substantially as specified.

5. A drain ofA the class described comprising a cylindrical casting, its walls provided witha' plurality of apertures, detachable i-anged' shield connected to said casting, its floor line being on a level with the apertures, ay ring of porous material located around the casting covering the apertures; a bed of porous material placed in the flanged shield through which moisture can freely pass toward the apertures through which said moisture is drained into the casting; all of said parts being incased and concealed in the material forming the floor, substantially as specified. y

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specigcation, in presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

Josera Biasi-refrein.

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