US1213910A - Down-spout. - Google Patents

Description

L. SAFFIAN.

DOWN SPOUT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 1e, |916.

Patented Jan. 30, 1917.

DOWNSPOUT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. se, mit..6

Application filed September 16, 1916. Serial No. 120,519.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEON SAFFIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Down-Spouts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a lull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to water distribution, and more especially to downsspouts; and the object ot the same isto provide means whereby a down-spout can be cleaned out when it has become choked as with leaves, etc. rIhis object I accomplish by inserting into the run of the spout a skeleton section, and surrounding the same with a slidable sleeve, preferably having a vent orilice to permit the outlet of water in a congested spout without causing it to bank up therein and leak out against the adjacent wall.

The invention is applicable to spouts of various sizes and shapes as illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein z- Figure 1 is a front elevation of a corrugated spout of this improved construction, with the opening therein closed, Fi. 2 is a front elevation of a cylindrical spout with the sleeve raised to uncover the opening, 3 is a vertical section through the spout shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on about the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Only a portion of the down-spout needs to be considered, and in the drawings I have shown an upper section 1 which leads down from the eaves-trough, and a lower section 2 directly beneath and alined with the upper section and leading down to any suitable waste, such as the sewer. The upper end of the lower section is shown as y having a bell mouth 3 which produces an upwardly facing internal shoulder 4, and within this section beneath such shoulder is any suitable form of spider, shown in Figs. 3 4 as a number of rods 5 across the section although I would not be limited as to this detail. Resting removably on the spider a strainer 6 is shown in Fig. 4, and it is quite obvious that this strainer could be replaced by one of liner or coa'rser mesh as desired, its purpose being to prevent leaves from running down the spout and choking the Sewer or the trap which connects the down-spout with the sewer. However, the strainer may be omitted if desired.

Between-the sections 1 and 2 is disposed what I call a skeleton section 10, the same being shown as having side arms l1 connected at their upper ends with the upper section 1, passing down inside and spaced from the bell mouth 3, extending past the shoulder 4, and secured in any suitable manner as at 12 within the lower section 2. I have shown but two of these side arms,

leaving a large opening 13 between them,

brace the arms 11 and pass down into the bell mouth 3 onto the shoulder 4, and the length of this sleeve is such that when it is so disposed as seen in F ig. 1 it completely covers the opening 13 through the skeleton section and entends for some distance up onto the upper run of the pipe. When slipped upward as seen in Fig. 2, it may abut against a joint or bead 16 in the upper section, and its lower end stands above the opening 13 as shown. preference provided with a vent hole 17, and over the same I preferably mount a nipple or spout 18, and the vent is so disposed that it comes opposite the opening 13 when the sleeve is depressed. i

In use, this down-spout is built as usual, its upper run being connected with the eaves and the lower section with the sewer or waste, and its skeleton section is built in as the run of pipe is erected, the sleeve being placed thereon at the time. When now this sleeve is depressed as seen in Fig. 1, the entire down-*spout is intact and water flows down it as usual. If a strainer is employed, leaves or the like would catch thereon so that they do not pass into the sewer. In time they may accumulate to such an extent 'Ihe upper end ot' the skeleton section f This sleeve is by that the spout will become congested and choked, and during some heavy rain water will bank up above the leaves within the sleeve 15, and run out theyvent. This gives the owner notice that the down-spout needs attention, and yet he is advised of this fact ately he depresses the sleeve to its original position with its lower end inside the bell mouth and the down-spout resumes its proper function.

It will be seen that the strainer serves the double purpose of preventing` leaves from getting'into the sewer or the trap, and causing,` the leaves to accumulate to such an eX- tent as to form a dam or plug` and purposely produce an overliow through the vent. rlhe nozzle inclosing the latter directs the overflowing` water away from the down-spout and the house. rlhe vent therefore performs the double function of preventing trapped water from banking up in the run of the down-spout and flowing out its joints, and also it gives visual notice when a plug has formed on the spider. The arms of the skeleton section perform the important function of rigidly connecting the upper and lower sections and holding them in strict alinement so that the sleeve can be slid either way with ease, and also they constitute guides for said sleeve and direct its lower end accurately into the bell mouth when it is moved downward.

That is claimed as new is:

1. A down-spout comprising,` an upper section, a lower section having,` a. shoulder and a bell mouth above it, and a skeleton section secured at its upper end to the upper section and having arms extending down past the bell mouth and shoulder of the lower section and secured within the body of the latter; combined with a sleeve slidably mounted on the upper and skeleton sections with its lower end adapted to enter said bell mouth when the sleeve is depressed, he body of the latter having a vent opening, a nozzle surrounding the same, a spider wit iin the lower section below its shoulder, and a strainer removably mounted on said spider.

2. A down-spout comprising an upper section, a lower section having a shoulder and a bell mouth above it, and a skeleton section secured at its upper end to the upper section and having' arms extending down past the bell mouth and shoulder of the lower section and secured within the body of the latter; combined with a sleeve slida bly mounted on the upper and skeleton sections with its lower end adapted to enter said bell mouth and rest on the shoulder when the sleeve is depressed, the body of the latter having a vent opening', and a strainer within the lower section below its shoulder.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEON SAFFIAN.

lVitnesses N. L. CoLLAMnn, A. GALBLUM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patente, Washington, D. C.

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