US20140069536A1 - Rainwater diverter - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a rainwater diverter for diverting rainwater flowing through a roof gutter downspout into one or more large tanks or cisterns for storage and later use or directed by a hose for irrigation or other non-potable water needs as desired.
- the rainwater diverter of the present invention includes two main components, a lower base member and an upper sleeve member.
- the lower base member includes a generally tubular conduit having a lower end that is sized to closely fit within an upper end of a lower downspout section.
- Surrounding the tubular conduit is an annular chamber that terminates below the upper end of the tubular conduit.
- Within the annular chamber is an internal stop shoulder that provides a seat for engagement by the lowermost end of the upper sleeve member when inserted into the upper end of the chamber.
- the upper end of the upper sleeve member is sized to have a dose sliding fit over the lower end of the upper downspout section.
- the inner wall of the upper sleeve member angles outwardly and downwardly adjacent the upper open end of the tubular conduit of the base member when the lowermost end of the sleeve member is fully seated inside the annular chamber to provide a narrow gap leading into the surrounding chamber through which the rainwater flowing through the upper downspout section passes for discharge out a spout adjacent the bottom of the chamber. Most leaves or other debris carried by the rainwater are too large to pass through the gap and will fall down through the open center conduit into the lower downspout section.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of rainwater diverter of the present Invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the rainwater diverter of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the two main components of the rainwater diverter of FIG. 1 .
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the rainwater diverter of FIG. 2 , taken on the plane of the line 4 - 4 thereof, shown installed in line in a roof gutter downspout.
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the rainwater diverter similar to FIG. 4 , but showing the upper sleeve member moved up beyond the lowermost end of the upper downspout section.
- rainwater diverter 1 in accordance with the present invention which is dimensioned to be fitted into a cut out section of an existing roof gutter downspout for diverting rainwater flowing down through the downspout for use for irrigation and other conservational purposes.
- the diverter allows any leaves or other debris that may have washed off the roof into the gutter to fall through the open center of the diverter and out the lower end of the downspout to drain as in a conventional gutter downspout system.
- the diverted rainwater may be collected in one or more large tanks or cisterns (not shown) for storage for later use for irrigation such as watering gardens, plants and yards or other non-potable water needs as desired.
- Diverter 1 comprises two main components, a lower base member 2 and upper sleeve member 3 , both of which may be made out of any suitable plastic material.
- lower base member 2 includes a generally tubular conduit 4 having upper and lower ends 5 and 6 . The lower end is sized to closely fit within the upper open end 7 of a lower downspout section 8 during installation of the diverter as described hereafter.
- Chamber 10 Surrounding tubular conduit 4 in spaced relation therefrom is an outer wail 9 that provides an annular chamber 10 therebetween.
- Chamber 10 has a bottom wall 11 integral with tubular conduit 4 that slopes downwardly from one end of the conduit to the other along opposite sides thereof for directing diverted rainwater to a downwardly angled spout 12 adjacent the bottom of the chamber.
- Outer wall 9 terminates below the upper end 5 of tubular conduit 4 .
- Adjacent the bottom of the shallowest portion 15 of annular chamber 10 is an internal stop shoulder 16 that may extend substantially all the way around the inner wall of the chamber to provide a seat for engagement by the lowermost end 18 of upper sleeve member 3 when inserted into the upper end of the chamber as shown in FIG. 4 .
- Lowermost end 18 is sized to have a close sliding fit inside the upper end of chamber 10 .
- upper end 19 of upper sleeve member 3 is sized to have a close sliding fit over the lower end 20 of an upper downspout section 21 which is spaced from the upper end of the lower downspout section 8 when a section of the downspout is cut out prior to installation of the diverter.
- gap 26 is to allow the rainwater, which generally adheres to the inside walls of the upper downspout section 21 and upper sleeve member 3 as it flows therethrough, to pass through the gap 26 into diverter chamber 10 and out spout 12 at the bottom of the chamber.
- a hose (not shown) may be connected to the spout for directing the water wherever desired.
- filter materials of any suitable type may be placed in chamber 10 to partially filter out finer materials carried by the rainwater and/or to neutralize acid levels of the water.
- the flow will be redirected into the upper open end 5 of tubular conduit 4 for flow through the lower downspout section, as in a conventional downspout.
- one or more slots 30 are provided in the upper end of tubular conduit 4 to divert any overflow from diverter chamber 10 into the tubular conduit through the slots before the overflow reaches the top of the diverter chamber.
- any overflow from the diverter chamber will be redirected back into the tubular conduit rather than out through the joint/seam.
- the length of the cut out area 35 should be somewhat less than the overall length of the diverter when assembled such that when the lower end of the base portion 2 is properly connected to the upper end of the lower downspout section 8 , the upper end of the upper sleeve member 3 will extend over the lower end of the upper downspout section 21 a sufficient distance, for example one to two inches, to provide adequate support for the diverter placed between the two downspout sections.
- the upper sleeve member 3 is inserted therein and slid all the way up over the lower end of the upper downspout section 21 as shown in FIG. 4 to provide sufficient clearance space to enable the lower end 6 of the tubular conduit 4 of the lower base member to be inserted into the upper end 7 of the lower conduit section 8 as also shown in FIG. 4 . Thereafter the upper sleeve member 3 may be slid down along the lower end of the upper downspout section until the lower end 18 of the upper sleeve member is properly seated against the stop shoulder 16 inside the diverter chamber to set the gap 26 leading into the diverter chamber as shown in FIG. 4 .
- the diverter 1 can easily be cleaned simply by sliding the upper sleeve member 3 up along the upper downspout section 21 to gain access to the interior of the lower base member 2 for clearing out the debris, with or without removing the lower base member from the lower downspout section.
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Abstract
Rainwater diverter comprises a base member and a sleeve member. The base member includes a tubular conduit having an upper end and a lower end sized to closely fit within an upper end of a lower downspout section. Surrounding the tubular conduit is a fluid chamber having an open upper end and a closed bottom, and a discharge opening adjacent the bottom. The sleeve member has a lower end sized to have a close sliding fit inside the open upper end of the chamber, and an upper end sized to have a close sliding fit over a lower end of an upper downspout section. The sleeve member is shaped to provide a narrow gap between the sleeve member and the upper end of the tubular conduit leading into the chamber surrounding the tubular conduit.
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- This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/235,813, filed Aug. 21, 2009, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- This invention relates to a rainwater diverter for diverting rainwater flowing through a roof gutter downspout into one or more large tanks or cisterns for storage and later use or directed by a hose for irrigation or other non-potable water needs as desired.
- The rainwater diverter of the present invention includes two main components, a lower base member and an upper sleeve member. The lower base member includes a generally tubular conduit having a lower end that is sized to closely fit within an upper end of a lower downspout section. Surrounding the tubular conduit is an annular chamber that terminates below the upper end of the tubular conduit. Within the annular chamber is an internal stop shoulder that provides a seat for engagement by the lowermost end of the upper sleeve member when inserted into the upper end of the chamber. The upper end of the upper sleeve member is sized to have a dose sliding fit over the lower end of the upper downspout section. The inner wall of the upper sleeve member angles outwardly and downwardly adjacent the upper open end of the tubular conduit of the base member when the lowermost end of the sleeve member is fully seated inside the annular chamber to provide a narrow gap leading into the surrounding chamber through which the rainwater flowing through the upper downspout section passes for discharge out a spout adjacent the bottom of the chamber. Most leaves or other debris carried by the rainwater are too large to pass through the gap and will fall down through the open center conduit into the lower downspout section.
- These and other objects, advantages, features and aspects of the present invention will become apparent as the following description proceeds.
- To the accomplishment of the foregoing and related ends, the invention, then, comprises the features hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims, the following description and annexed drawings setting forth in detail a certain illustrative embodiment of the invention, this being indicative, however, of but one of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be employed.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of rainwater diverter of the present Invention. -
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the rainwater diverter ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the two main components of the rainwater diverter ofFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the rainwater diverter ofFIG. 2 , taken on the plane of the line 4-4 thereof, shown installed in line in a roof gutter downspout. -
FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the rainwater diverter similar toFIG. 4 , but showing the upper sleeve member moved up beyond the lowermost end of the upper downspout section. - Referring to the drawings, there is shown one form of rainwater diverter 1 in accordance with the present invention which is dimensioned to be fitted into a cut out section of an existing roof gutter downspout for diverting rainwater flowing down through the downspout for use for irrigation and other conservational purposes. At the same time, the diverter allows any leaves or other debris that may have washed off the roof into the gutter to fall through the open center of the diverter and out the lower end of the downspout to drain as in a conventional gutter downspout system. The diverted rainwater may be collected in one or more large tanks or cisterns (not shown) for storage for later use for irrigation such as watering gardens, plants and yards or other non-potable water needs as desired.
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Diverter 1 comprises two main components, alower base member 2 andupper sleeve member 3, both of which may be made out of any suitable plastic material. As best seen inFIG. 4 ,lower base member 2 includes a generally tubular conduit 4 having upper andlower ends open end 7 of alower downspout section 8 during installation of the diverter as described hereafter. - Surrounding tubular conduit 4 in spaced relation therefrom is an outer wail 9 that provides an
annular chamber 10 therebetween.Chamber 10 has abottom wall 11 integral with tubular conduit 4 that slopes downwardly from one end of the conduit to the other along opposite sides thereof for directing diverted rainwater to a downwardlyangled spout 12 adjacent the bottom of the chamber. - Outer wall 9 terminates below the
upper end 5 of tubular conduit 4. Adjacent the bottom of theshallowest portion 15 ofannular chamber 10 is an internal stop shoulder 16 that may extend substantially all the way around the inner wall of the chamber to provide a seat for engagement by thelowermost end 18 ofupper sleeve member 3 when inserted into the upper end of the chamber as shown inFIG. 4 .Lowermost end 18 is sized to have a close sliding fit inside the upper end ofchamber 10. - The
upper end 19 ofupper sleeve member 3 is sized to have a close sliding fit over thelower end 20 of anupper downspout section 21 which is spaced from the upper end of thelower downspout section 8 when a section of the downspout is cut out prior to installation of the diverter. - Intermediate the length of
upper sleeve member 3, theinner wall 25 thereof angles outwardly and downwardly adjacent theupper end 5 of tubular conduit 4 of the base member when thelowermost end 18 of the sleeve member is fully seated insideannular chamber 10 as shown inFIG. 4 to provide anarrow gap 26, a fraction of an inch wide, leading into the surrounding chamber. The purpose ofgap 26 is to allow the rainwater, which generally adheres to the inside walls of theupper downspout section 21 andupper sleeve member 3 as it flows therethrough, to pass through thegap 26 intodiverter chamber 10 and outspout 12 at the bottom of the chamber. A hose (not shown) may be connected to the spout for directing the water wherever desired. Most leaves or other debris carried by the rainwater are too large to pass through the gap and will fall down through the tubular conduit 4 into thelower downspout section 6. If desired, filter materials of any suitable type may be placed inchamber 10 to partially filter out finer materials carried by the rainwater and/or to neutralize acid levels of the water. - Should the rainwater flowing through the downspout be greater than can be diverted by the diverter, or if the tank or other reservoir to which the
diverter spout 12 is connected is completely full, or if a plug (not shown) is inserted into the diverter spout to close off the diverter, once thediverter chamber 10 is full, the flow will be redirected into the upperopen end 5 of tubular conduit 4 for flow through the lower downspout section, as in a conventional downspout. However, preferably one or more slots 30 (seeFIGS. 3 and 4 ) are provided in the upper end of tubular conduit 4 to divert any overflow fromdiverter chamber 10 into the tubular conduit through the slots before the overflow reaches the top of the diverter chamber. By extending theslots 30 downwardly below theuppermost end 31 of the joint/seam 32 betweenupper sleeve member 3 andlower base member 2 as shown inFIG. 4 , any overflow from the diverter chamber will be redirected back into the tubular conduit rather than out through the joint/seam. - To install the rainwater diverter 1 in an existing gutter downspout, a portion of the gutter downspout where the diverter is to be installed must first be cut away. The length of the cut out
area 35 should be somewhat less than the overall length of the diverter when assembled such that when the lower end of thebase portion 2 is properly connected to the upper end of thelower downspout section 8, the upper end of theupper sleeve member 3 will extend over the lower end of the upper downspout section 21 a sufficient distance, for example one to two inches, to provide adequate support for the diverter placed between the two downspout sections. - During installation, before inserting the
lower base member 2 into the cut out area 36, theupper sleeve member 3 is inserted therein and slid all the way up over the lower end of theupper downspout section 21 as shown inFIG. 4 to provide sufficient clearance space to enable thelower end 6 of the tubular conduit 4 of the lower base member to be inserted into theupper end 7 of thelower conduit section 8 as also shown inFIG. 4 . Thereafter theupper sleeve member 3 may be slid down along the lower end of the upper downspout section until thelower end 18 of the upper sleeve member is properly seated against the stop shoulder 16 inside the diverter chamber to set thegap 26 leading into the diverter chamber as shown inFIG. 4 . - If during use the
diverter 1 should become clogged with debris, the diverter can easily be cleaned simply by sliding theupper sleeve member 3 up along theupper downspout section 21 to gain access to the interior of thelower base member 2 for clearing out the debris, with or without removing the lower base member from the lower downspout section. - Although the invention has been shown and described with respect to a certain embodiment, it is obvious that equivalent alterations and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of the specification. In particular, with regard to the various functions performed by the above-described components, the terms used to describe such components are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, to any component which performs the specified function of the described component (e.g., that is functionally equivalent), even though not structurally equivalent to the disclosed component which performs the function of the herein illustrated exemplary embodiment of the invention. In addition, while a particular feature of the invention may have been disclosed with respect to only one embodiment, such feature may be combined with one or more other features as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.
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1. A rainwater diverter for diverting rainwater flowing through a roof gutter downspout, the diverter comprising a base member and a sleeve member, the base member including a tubular conduit having a lower end sized to closely fit an upper end of a lower downspout section, a fluid chamber surrounding the tubular conduit having an open upper end and a closed bottom, and a discharge opening adjacent the bottom, and the sleeve member including a lower end sized to have a close sliding fit inside the open upper end of the chamber, and an upper end sized to have a close sliding fit over a lower end of an upper downspout portion.
2. The diverter of claim 1 wherein the sleeve member has an inner wall that angles outwardly and downwardly adjacent an upper end of the tubular conduit to provide a narrow gap leading into the chamber surrounding the tubular conduit.
3. The diverter of claim 1 wherein the bottom of the chamber is integral with the tubular conduit.
4. The diverter of claim 1 wherein the bottom of the chamber slopes downwardly for directing diverted drain water in the chamber to the discharge opening.
5. The diverter of claim 4 wherein the discharge opening comprises a downwardly angled spout.
6. The diverter of claim 1 wherein the chamber is formed by an outer wail surrounding the tubular conduit in spaced relation from the tubular conduit.
7. The diverter of claim 1 wherein the upper end of the tubular conduit extends upwardly above the open upper end of the chamber, and there are one or more slots in the upper end of the tubular conduit that extend downwardly below the open upper end of the chamber for redirecting any rainwater overflow from the chamber through the one or more slots into the tubular conduit.
8. A rainwater diverter for diverting rainwater flowing through a roof gutter downspout, the diverter comprising a base member and a sleeve member, the base member including a tubular conduit having an upper end and a lower end sized to closely fit an upper end of a lower downspout section, an outer wall surrounding the tubular conduit in spaced relation from the tubular conduit providing a fluid chamber surrounding the tubular conduit, the chamber having an open upper end and a closed bottom, and a discharge opening adjacent the bottom, and the sleeve member including a lower end having a dose sliding fit inside the open upper end of the chamber, and an upper end sized to have a close sliding fit over a lower end of an upper downspout portion.
9. The diverter of claim 8 wherein the chamber has an internal shoulder for seated engagement by the lower end of the sleeve member, and the sleeve member is shaped to provide a narrow annular gap between the sleeve member and the upper end of the tubular conduit leading into the chamber when the lower end of the sleeve member is in seated engagement with the stop shoulder.
10. The diverter of claim 9 wherein the sleeve member has an inner wan that angles outwardly and downwardly adjacent the upper end of the tubular conduit to provide the narrow annular gap therebetween.
11. The diverter of claim 8 wherein the bottom of the chamber is integral with the tubular conduit and the outer wall.
12. The diverter of claim 11 wherein the bottom of the chamber slopes downwardly for directing diverted rainwater flowing through the chamber to the discharge opening.
13. The diverter of claim 12 wherein the discharge opening comprises a downwardly angled spout.
14. The diverter of claim 8 wherein the upper end of the tubular conduit extends upwardly above the open upper end of the chamber.
15. The diverter of claim 14 wherein there are one or more slots in the upper end of the tubular conduit that extend downwardly below the open upper end of the chamber for redirecting any rainwater overflow from the chamber through the one or more slots into the tubular conduit.
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