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- This invention relates to assemblies and methods for protecting drains.
- this invention provides a drain cover assembly which can be placed over a drain in the road and which comprises
- the preferred size of the polymeric sheet is determined by the size of the drain to be protected, and, when relevant, the largest size that can be conveniently shipped.
- the polymeric sheet will normally cover the entire drain, but it may extend beyond the drain on one or more sides.
- the length of each side will often be 2-6 feet, e.g. 2-4 feet.
- the polymeric sheet may for example be 4-9 inches wide and up to 7 feet long.
- At least part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet comprises apertures which allow water to pass through the central portion into a drain over which the assembly has been placed.
- the polymeric sheet and each of the edge gaskets allows little or no water to pass through it, so that little or no water can enter a drain over which the assembly has been placed.
- the drain cover assembly is particularly useful for protecting a drain which is long and thin and which optionally comprises members which, when the drain cover is in place, support part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet.
- the drain cover includes the first side edge gasket and the second side edge gasket, (ii) each of the gaskets extends beyond the end of the polymeric sheet, and (iii) the central portion of the polymeric sheet extends beyond the ends of the drain; and (iv) the presence of edge gaskets at the ends of the polymeric sheet is optional.
- the drain cover assembly (i) is particularly useful for protecting a drain which (a) is rectangular, with substantial width and length, (b) comprises members which, when the drain cover is in place, support at least part of the polymeric sheet and (c) is bordered on all sides by a roadway, parking lot, service yard, floor of a waste management transfer station or industrial production facility, or other hard surface.
- the drain cover assembly comprises, in addition to the first and second side edge gaskets,
- the drain cover assembly is particularly useful for protecting a drain which (a) is rectangular, with substantial width and length, (b) comprises members which, when the drain cover is in place, support at least part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet, (c) is bordered by a roadway or other hard surface on the front and on each side, and (d) has a rear section which is an opening in a curb of a sidewalk.
- the drain cover assembly comprises, in addition to the first and second side edge gaskets,
- this invention provides a protected drain assembly which comprises
- this invention provides a method of preparing a protected drain assembly comprising a drain which is at least partially bordered by a hard surface, the method comprising
- this invention provides a gasket which is suitable for use in the drain cover assemblies of the first aspect of the invention and which is a strip of a porous nonwoven fabric, preferably a melt blown polymeric fabric, which has been folded lengthwise so that it comprises
- FIG. 1 is a partial cross-section of a polymeric sheet for use in some embodiments of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a partial cross-section of an edge gasket for use in the invention
- FIGS. 3-7 are partial cross-sections of different covered drain assemblies of the invention.
- FIGS. 8-11 are plan views of different drain cover assemblies of the invention.
- the drain cover assembly defined above which comprises the specified components (A), (B) and (C) can consist of those specified components or can also contain other components, for example the specified components (D) and (E), or other non-specified components.
- the defined steps can be carried out in any order or simultaneously, and the method can include one or more other steps which are carried out before any of the defined steps, between two of the defined steps, or after all the defined steps.
- a range is given as “ (a first number) to (a second number)” or “(a first number) ⁇ (a second number)”, this means a range whose lower limit is the first number and whose upper limit is the second number.
- 0.5-3 means a range whose lower limit is 0.5, and whose upper limit is 3.
- the polymeric sheet comprises, and optionally consists of, (1) a single apertured polymeric sheet, or (2) two or more apertured polymeric sheets which are joined together.
- the size of the apertures in the apertured polymeric sheet or sheets is preferably such that, when the assembly is placed over a drain, solids entrained in the liquid, e.g. debris, leaves, twigs and other materials having a similar or greater size, do not pass through the polymeric sheet into the drain.
- the apertured polymeric sheet, or at least one of the apertured polymeric sheets if there are two or more polymeric sheets joined together can for example have one or more of the following optional characteristics.
- At least part of the central portion of the apertured polymeric sheet comprises one or more first apertured polymeric sheets having relatively large apertures and a second sheet material through which water can pass but whose resistance to the passage of solids entrained in the water is greater than the first sheet or sheets.
- the second sheet material can, for example, be a second apertured polymeric sheet in which the apertures have a size less than the apertures in the first polymeric sheet or sheets.
- the second sheet material can act as a filter material so that, when a sediment-containing liquid is placed on top of the sheet, the liquid can pass through it but at least some of the sediment (although it can pass through the first polymeric sheet or sheets) is retained by the filter material.
- the additional sheet material can also be engineered so that it reduces the amount of other organic matter and chemicals, including hydrocarbons and aluminum, entering the drain.
- the self-supporting polymeric sheet includes one or more apertured first polymeric sheets and a second sheet material which acts as a filter
- the area of the polymeric sheet which includes the second sheet material will become clogged by sediment and debris so that the drain ceases to function efficiently.
- at least part of the polymeric sheet it is possible for at least part of the polymeric sheet to be free of filter material, so that water can pass freely into the drain through that part of the polymeric sheet.
- the polymeric sheet comprises (i) two first polymeric sheets having relatively large apertures therethrough, and (ii) sandwiched between the two first and second sheet materials, an additional sheet material having relatively small apertures therethrough.
- the additional sheet material can extend over part or all of the area of the polymeric sheet.
- the second sheet material which has relatively small apertures therein and which, in use, acts as a filter for sediment, can for example have one or more of the following optional characteristics.
- the sheets can be secured to each other in any convenient way, for example by intermittent spot welding, sewing or stapling.
- the polymeric sheet comprises a central portion, a first side edge portion, a second side edge portion, a front edge portion and a rear edge portion. These different portions will often be part of the same polymeric sheet, with or without an additional sheet of filter material, so that the edge portions have the same construction as the central portion.
- the central portion of the polymeric sheet is in the form of a broad peripheral border which (i) surrounds an opening which (a) is not covered by the polymeric sheet and when the drain cover assembly is in use, is open to the drain, and (ii) is surrounded by an internal gasket.
- This embodiment is useful when large water flows are expected, because the opening in the self-supporting polymeric sheet enables water to enter directly into the drain.
- the area of the opening can be for example 0.1-0.3 times the area of the peripheral border surrounding the opening.
- the polymeric sheet allows little or no water to pass through it.
- the polymeric sheet can be a single sheet of polymeric material or two or more sheets of the same or different polymeric materials.
- the sheet or sheets are preferably composed of a polymeric composition (i.e. a composition which contains a polymer and conventional additives such as fillers) which does not absorb substantial amounts of water, and which can be recycled in the same batch as the edge gaskets, for example a composition based on a polyolefin, particularly high density polyethylene or polypropylene.
- the polymeric sheet, and at least one of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet preferably has a tensile strength in the machine direction of at least 400 pounds (ASTM D 4595) and in the transverse direction of at least 325 pounds (ASTM D4595).
- each of the edge gaskets in use, bridges the junction between an edge of the drain and a hard surface bordering the drain.
- the whole of the edge gasket may be over the adjacent hard surface.
- the drain cover assembly may have two, three or four edge gaskets, depending upon the type of drain which is to be protected.
- Each gasket has an inner gasket portion and an outer gasket portion.
- the inner gasket portion contacts and lies over or under an edge portion of the polymeric sheet and preferably is secured to the top or the bottom of the polymeric sheet, for example by sewing.
- all the inner gasket portion lies over the drain itself or (ii) part of the inner gasket portion lies over the drain and part lies over the hard surface which borders the drain.
- the entire inner gasket portion can for example be 0.5-5.0 inches, for example 2-5 inches, preferably 3-4 inches, wide.
- the outer gasket portion extends away from the inner gasket portion and away from the edge of the polymeric sheet. In use, at least part of the outer gasket portion contacts the hard surface which borders the drain.
- the outer gasket portion can for example be 3-10 inches, preferably 5-7 inches, wide.
- the gaskets are preferably composed of a porous nonwoven fabric, for example a melt blown nonwoven fabric, particularly a melt blown polypropylene nonwoven fabric.
- the fabric can for example have a thickness of 0.01-0.5 inch, preferably 0.1-0.4 inch, e.g. 0.2-0.3 inch.
- Suitable materials for the gasket are commercially available as geotextile fabrics having a weight of 10-16 ounces per square yard.
- a porous nonwoven fabric is advantageous because the outer portion of the gasket, at least part of which contacts the hard surface adjacent the drain, adapts to and clings closely to most hard surfaces, particularly when the gasket is wet. However, the bond between the gasket and the hard surface adjacent the drain can be easily ruptured by pulling the gasket away from the hard surface.
- gaskets for example in gaskets in which the underside of the outer gasket portion is coated with a material that adheres to the hard surface adjacent the drain.
- the gasket is preferably composed of a single strip of a single fabric, but can comprise two or more different fabrics or materials.
- the total horizontal width of the gasket can for example be 4-15 inches, preferably 6-12 inches.
- the widths of the inner and outer gasket portions can be the same or different.
- the gaskets are preferably joined together at the corners of the polymeric sheet, preferably by sewing and/or staples, optionally using auxiliary pieces of the same or different fabric to secure the corner together.
- each end of each gasket preferably extends beyond the polymeric sheet.
- At least one of the gaskets, and optionally each of the gaskets comprises an upstanding berm.
- the berm preferably (i) is between the inner gasket portion and the outer gasket portion and (ii) extends upwards away from the inner gasket portion and the outer gasket portion.
- the berm is parallel to an edge of the polymeric sheet and when a strong flow of liquid approaches the drain, the berm diverts the liquid flow.
- the central portion of the polymeric sheet comprises apertures which allow water to pass through the central portion, the presence of one or more berms reduces the amount of entrained solids in the liquid passing into the drain, thus increasing the likelihood that the drain will function efficiently.
- the one or more berms can divert the flow of water to another location (which may be another drain).
- the height of the berm can for example be 0.01-5.0 inch, preferably 1-3 inch, e.g. about 1.5 inch.
- the height of the berm is preferably selected with a view to the expected water flows approaching the drain. When the surface surrounding the drain is flat, it can be best to have only a very shallow berm or no berm at all, to avoid flooding the surface surrounding the drain when there is heavy rainfall.
- the berm can conveniently be made by folding a strip of the fabric lengthways and sewing a lengthways seam between the two sides of the fabric, with the distance of the seam from the tip of the fold being approximately the desired height of the berm.
- the fabric can then be flattened so that the inner and outer gasket portions are horizontal and a berm of the desired height extends upwards from them.
- the gasket can then be secured to the polymeric sheet.
- the central portion of the polymeric sheet is in the form of a broad peripheral border which (i) surrounds an opening which (a) is not covered by the polymeric sheet and, when the drain cover assembly is in use, is open to the drain, and (ii) is surrounded by a plurality of gaskets which are joined together to form an internal gasket surrounding the opening.
- Each of the internal gaskets surrounding the opening can be generally the same as the edge gaskets described above, with the inner gasket portion secured to the polymeric sheet; the outer gasket portion may or may not be present.
- each of the first and second sheet materials 11 and 12 is an apertured polymeric sheet material having relatively large apertures therethrough
- the additional sheet material 13 is a sheet material having relatively small apertures therethrough, for example a conventional filter material which retains at least some of the sediment contained in a sediment-containing liquid placed on top of the drain cover.
- part or all of the polymeric sheet comprises three sheet materials as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the polymeric sheet consists essentially of a single apertured polymeric sheet or two or more apertured polymeric sheets having apertures which allow sediment to pass through the polymeric sheet into the drain.
- the gasket is formed from a strip of a porous nonwoven fabric which has first been folded lengthways at an intermediate point, optionally at a midpoint of the strip, has then been sewn along the length of the fold, and finally has been flattened into the shape shown in FIG. 2 .
- this shows a gasket 2 bridging the gap between a drain 3 and a hard surface 4 bordering the drain.
- the inner gasket portion 21 is secured underneath the polymeric sheet 1 and rests on the drain, and the outer gasket portion 22 rests on the hard surface 4 .
- FIG. 4 this is the same as FIG. 3 except that the inner gasket portion is secured on top of the polymeric sheet 1 .
- FIG. 5 this is the same as FIG. 3 , except that the gasket 2 does not have an upstanding berm.
- FIG. 6 this is the same as FIG. 4 , except that the gasket 2 does not have an upstanding berm.
- FIG. 7 shows a front gasket 2 bridging the gap between a drain 3 and a hard surface 4 bordering the drain, with the inner gasket portion 21 secured over the polymeric sheet 1 which rests on the drain, and with the outer gasket portion 22 resting on the hard surface 4 .
- a rear portion 15 of the polymeric sheet extends upwards from the horizontal portion of the polymeric sheet and covers an opening in the curb of a sidewalk 5 .
- the rear portion of the polymeric sheet can be secured in place by sandbags (not shown) at each end of the opening.
- FIG. 8 this shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a long thin drain.
- a gasket 2 is attached to each side of a long thin polymeric sheet 1 , with the inner gasket portion 21 secured to the top of the polymeric sheet 1 . In use, the polymeric sheet 1 extends beyond the drain.
- FIG. 9 shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a drain which is bordered on all sides by a hard surface.
- the assembly comprises four gaskets, one on each edge of the polymeric sheet 1 , each gasket having an upstanding berm 23 , an inner gasket portion 21 secured underneath the polymeric sheet 1 and an outer gasket portion 22 extending beyond the berm.
- FIG. 10 shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a drain which is bordered at the front and on each side by a hard surface and which terminates at an opening in the curb of a sidewalk.
- the assembly comprises three gaskets, respectively at the sides and the front of the polymeric sheet 1 , each gasket having an upstanding berm 23 , with the outer gasket portion 22 extending beyond the berm and the inner gasket portion 21 secured underneath the polymeric sheet 1 .
- the rear edge portion 15 of the polymeric sheet extends upwards from the horizontal portion of the polymeric sheet 1 .
- FIG. 11 shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a drain which is bordered on each side by a hard surface and which is likely to be subject to heavy flows of water.
- the assembly comprises four edge gaskets, one on each edge of the polymeric sheet 1 .
- Each gasket has an upstanding berm 23 , an inner gasket portion 21 secured underneath the polymeric sheet 1 and an outer gasket portion 22 extending beyond the berm.
- the opening 7 is surrounded by an internal gasket 6 having an upstanding berm 63 and an internal gasket portion 62 which is secured to the self-supporting polymeric sheet.
- the polymeric sheet is in the form of a peripheral border portion 8 surrounding the opening.
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- (A) a polymeric sheet which is on top of the drain and (a) comprises a central portion which, when a sediment-containing liquid is placed on top of it, allows liquid to pass through it, or (b) is substantially impervious to water; and
- (B) gaskets which are attached to edges of the polymeric sheet and secure the edges of the polymeric sheet to the hard surface.
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- This application is a continuation of, and claims priority from, copending application Ser. No. 16/005,347 filed Jun. 11,2018 by Ertec Environmental Systems LLC. Application Ser. No. 16/005,347 is a continuation-in-part of, and claims priority from, application Ser. No. 15/285,430 filed Oct. 4, 2016, by Ertec Environmental Systems LLC. This application also claims priority from application Ser. No. 15/285,430, filed Oct. 4, 2016. This application is also related to U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,848,866, 7,008,144 7,131,787, 7,172,372, 7,554,016, 7,955,030 and 8,402,630 and to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/279,977, filed May 16, 2014. The entire disclosure of each of those patents and those applications is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.
- This invention relates to assemblies and methods for protecting drains.
- In a first aspect, this invention provides a drain cover assembly which can be placed over a drain in the road and which comprises
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- (A) a self-supporting polymeric sheet which comprises
- (1) a central portion,
- (2) a first side edge portion which contacts and extends from one side of the central portion,
- (3) a second edge portion which contacts and extends from an opposite side of the central portion,
- (4) a front edge portion which (i) contacts and extends from a front edge of the central portion and (ii) is attached to the first and second edge portions, and
- (5) a rear edge portion which (i) contacts and extends from a rear edge of the central portion and (ii) is attached to the first and second edge portions;
- (B) a first side edge gasket which (i) comprises an inner gasket portion which contacts and lies over or under the first side edge portion of the polymeric sheet and (ii) an outer gasket portion which extends away from the first side edge portion of the polymeric sheet; and
- (C) a second side edge gasket which (i) comprises an inner gasket portion which contacts and lies over or under the second side edge portion of the polymeric sheet and (ii) an outer gasket portion which extends away from the second side edge portion of the polymeric sheet.
The term polymeric sheet is used in this specification (including the claims) to denote a sheet which is composed of an organic polymer and, optionally, conventional additives such as fillers.
- (A) a self-supporting polymeric sheet which comprises
- The preferred size of the polymeric sheet is determined by the size of the drain to be protected, and, when relevant, the largest size that can be conveniently shipped. The polymeric sheet will normally cover the entire drain, but it may extend beyond the drain on one or more sides. For rectangular (including square) drains, the length of each side will often be 2-6 feet, e.g. 2-4 feet. For long thin drains (e.g. slot drains and trench drains), the polymeric sheet may for example be 4-9 inches wide and up to 7 feet long. When necessary or convenient, two or more drain cover assemblies can be used together for very large drains.
- In some embodiments of the invention, at least part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet comprises apertures which allow water to pass through the central portion into a drain over which the assembly has been placed. In other embodiments, the polymeric sheet and each of the edge gaskets allows little or no water to pass through it, so that little or no water can enter a drain over which the assembly has been placed.
- In a first embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the drain cover assembly is particularly useful for protecting a drain which is long and thin and which optionally comprises members which, when the drain cover is in place, support part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet. In this embodiment, (i) the drain cover includes the first side edge gasket and the second side edge gasket, (ii) each of the gaskets extends beyond the end of the polymeric sheet, and (iii) the central portion of the polymeric sheet extends beyond the ends of the drain; and (iv) the presence of edge gaskets at the ends of the polymeric sheet is optional.
- In a second embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the drain cover assembly (i) is particularly useful for protecting a drain which (a) is rectangular, with substantial width and length, (b) comprises members which, when the drain cover is in place, support at least part of the polymeric sheet and (c) is bordered on all sides by a roadway, parking lot, service yard, floor of a waste management transfer station or industrial production facility, or other hard surface. For this use, the drain cover assembly comprises, in addition to the first and second side edge gaskets,
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- (D) a front edge gasket which (i) comprises an inner gasket portion which contacts and lies over or under the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet, (ii) comprises an outer gasket portion which extends away from the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet and (iii) contacts the first side edge gasket and the second side edge gasket;
- (E) a rear edge gasket which (i) comprises an inner gasket portion which contacts and lies over or under the rear edge portion of the polymeric sheet, (ii) comprises an outer gasket portion which extends away from the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet and (iii) contacts the first side edge gasket and the second side edge gasket.
- In a third embodiment of the first aspect of the invention, the drain cover assembly is particularly useful for protecting a drain which (a) is rectangular, with substantial width and length, (b) comprises members which, when the drain cover is in place, support at least part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet, (c) is bordered by a roadway or other hard surface on the front and on each side, and (d) has a rear section which is an opening in a curb of a sidewalk. For this use, the drain cover assembly comprises, in addition to the first and second side edge gaskets,
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- (D) a front edge gasket which (i) comprises an inner gasket portion which contacts and lies over or under the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet, (ii) comprises an outer gasket portion which extends away from the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet and (iii) contacts the first side edge gasket and the second side edge gasket.
In this use, the polymeric sheet optionally has a rear edge portion which is not covered by the side edge gaskets and which, when the drain assembly is in use, extends upwards from the central portion of the polymeric sheet to cover at least part of the opening in the curb of the sidewalk. The rear edge portion, when it extends upwards from the central portion of the polymeric sheet, can be created by bending upwards the rear edge portion of the polymeric sheet before or after the gaskets are secured to the central portion of the polymeric sheet and before or after the drain cover has been placed over the drain.
- (D) a front edge gasket which (i) comprises an inner gasket portion which contacts and lies over or under the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet, (ii) comprises an outer gasket portion which extends away from the front edge portion of the polymeric sheet and (iii) contacts the first side edge gasket and the second side edge gasket.
- In a second aspect, this invention provides a protected drain assembly which comprises
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- (1) a drain which is bordered on at least three sides by a hard surface, and
- (2) a drain cover assembly according to the first aspect of the invention,
wherein (a) at least part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet lies over the drain, (b) the drain optionally comprises members which contact and support at least part of the central portion of the polymeric sheet, (c) at least part of the inner gasket portion of the first side edge gasket is over the drain or over a part of the hard surface which borders the drain, (d) at least part of the outer gasket portion of the first side edge gasket contacts a part of the hard surface which borders the drain, (e) at least part of the inner gasket portion of the second side edge gasket is over the drain or over a part of the hard surface which borders the drain, and (f) at least part of the outer gasket portion of the second side edge gasket is over the drain or over the hard surface which borders the drain.
- In a third aspect this invention provides a method of preparing a protected drain assembly comprising a drain which is at least partially bordered by a hard surface, the method comprising
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- (A) placing over the drain a polymeric sheet which comprises
- (1) a central portion,
- (2) a first side edge portion which contacts and extends from one side of the central portion,
- (3) a second edge portion which contacts and extends from an opposite side of the central portion,
- (4) a front edge portion which (i) contacts and extends from a front edge of the central portion and (ii) is attached to the first and second edge portions,
- (5) a rear edge portion which (i) contacts and extends from a rear edge of the central portion and (ii) is attached to the first and second edge portions;
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- (B) before or after step (A), providing gaskets which (i) are attached to at least two edges of the polymeric sheet and (ii) secure the edges of the polymeric sheet to the hard surface.
- (A) placing over the drain a polymeric sheet which comprises
- In a fourth aspect, this invention provides a gasket which is suitable for use in the drain cover assemblies of the first aspect of the invention and which is a strip of a porous nonwoven fabric, preferably a melt blown polymeric fabric, which has been folded lengthwise so that it comprises
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- (A) an inner gasket portion,
- (B) an outer gasket portion which is coplanar with the inner gasket portion, and
- (C) a berm which extends upwards from the inner and outer gasket portions.
The gasket is preferably formed by (1) folding the strip of the fabric lengthways, (2) sewing a lengthways seam between the two sides of the fabric, with the distance of the seam from the tip of the fold determining the height of the berm, and (3) flattening the strip of fabric.
- The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which are diagrammatic sketches and are not to scale, and in which
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FIG. 1 is a partial cross-section of a polymeric sheet for use in some embodiments of the invention, -
FIG. 2 is a partial cross-section of an edge gasket for use in the invention, -
FIGS. 3-7 are partial cross-sections of different covered drain assemblies of the invention, and -
FIGS. 8-11 are plan views of different drain cover assemblies of the invention. - In the Summary of the Invention above, the Detailed Description of the Invention, the Examples, and the claims below, and in the accompanying drawings, reference is made to particular features of the invention, including for example components, ingredients, devices, apparatus, systems, test results and steps. It is to be understood that the disclosure of the invention in this specification includes all possible combinations of such particular features. For example, where a particular feature is disclosed in the context of a particular mode, aspect, embodiment, Figure or claim, that feature can also be used, to the extent possible, in the context of any other particular mode, aspect, embodiment, Figure or claim, and in the invention generally. The invention disclosed and claimed herein includes embodiments not specifically described herein and can for example make use of features which are not specifically described herein but which provide functions which are the same, equivalent or similar to, features specifically disclosed herein.
- The term “comprises” and grammatical equivalents thereof are used herein to mean that other features are optionally present. For example, the drain cover assembly defined above which comprises the specified components (A), (B) and (C) can consist of those specified components or can also contain other components, for example the specified components (D) and (E), or other non-specified components. Where reference is made herein to a method comprising two or more defined steps, then, unless the context requires otherwise, the defined steps can be carried out in any order or simultaneously, and the method can include one or more other steps which are carried out before any of the defined steps, between two of the defined steps, or after all the defined steps. The term “at least” followed by a number is used herein to denote the start of a range beginning with that number (which may be a range having an upper limit or no upper limit, depending on the variable being defined). For example “at least 1” means 1 or more than 1, and “at least 80%” means 80% or more than 80%. When, in this specification, a range is given as “ (a first number) to (a second number)” or “(a first number)−(a second number)”, this means a range whose lower limit is the first number and whose upper limit is the second number. For example, “0.5-3” means a range whose lower limit is 0.5, and whose upper limit is 3. The numbers given herein should be construed with the latitude appropriate to their context and expression. The terms “plural” and “plurality” are used herein to mean two or more. When reference is made herein to “a”, “an”, “one” or “the” feature, it is to be understood that, unless the context requires otherwise, there can be one or more than one such feature.
- Where reference is made herein to two or more components (or parts or portions etc.), it is to be understood that the components can be, unless the context requires otherwise, separate from each other or integral parts of a single structure or a single component acting as the two or more specified components.
- When reference is made herein to a component being on one side, or at the front, or at the rear, or upwards or downwards, of an assembly, the reference is to the assembly in the horizontal position.
- As previously noted, in some embodiments of the invention, at least part, and preferably all, of the central portion of the polymeric sheet comprises one or more apertured sheet materials in which the apertures allow liquid to pass through the sheet. In some embodiments, the polymeric sheet comprises, and optionally consists of, (1) a single apertured polymeric sheet, or (2) two or more apertured polymeric sheets which are joined together. The size of the apertures in the apertured polymeric sheet or sheets is preferably such that, when the assembly is placed over a drain, solids entrained in the liquid, e.g. debris, leaves, twigs and other materials having a similar or greater size, do not pass through the polymeric sheet into the drain.
- The apertured polymeric sheet, or at least one of the apertured polymeric sheets if there are two or more polymeric sheets joined together can for example have one or more of the following optional characteristics.
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- (1) In the polymeric sheet, and in at least one of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet, the apertures have the same size and/or shape.
- (2) In the polymeric sheet, and in at least one of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet, each of the apertures has an area of 0.01 to 1.0 in.2, preferably 0.02 to 0.25 in.2, and/or a minimum dimension of 0.1 to 1.0, preferably 0.15 to 0.5, inch.
- (3) The polymeric sheet, and at least one of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet, is composed of (a) a first set of polymeric strands (i) which are parallel to each other and (ii) are spaced apart from each other with a distance between adjacent strands of 0.1-1.0, e.g. 0.1 to 0.3 inch, and (b) a second set of polymeric strands (i) which are parallel to each other and at an angle of 30 to 90° to the first strands, (ii) which are bonded to the first strands of crossover points, and (iii) which are spaced apart from each other with a distance between adjacent strands of 0.1-1.0, e.g. 0.1 to 0.3 inch. The first and second polymeric strands can have a thickness in the laminar dimension of the sheet direction of the sheet between the crossover points of 0.04 to 0.5 inch.
- (4) The polymeric sheet, and each of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet, is composed of a polymeric composition which does not absorb substantial amounts of water and which can be recycled, for example a composition based on a polyolefin, particularly high density polyethylene or polypropylene.
- (5) The polymeric sheet, and at least one of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet, has a tensile strength in the machine direction of at least 400 pounds (ASTM D 4595) and in the transverse direction of at least 325 pounds (ASTM D4595).
- (6) The solid surface area of the polymeric sheet is 10 to 80%, for example 25 to 65%, of its total area, both areas being viewed at right angles to the sheet material
Additional details of suitable sheet materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,848,868, 8,402,630 and the other US patents which are incorporated herein by reference.
- In some embodiments, at least part of the central portion of the apertured polymeric sheet comprises one or more first apertured polymeric sheets having relatively large apertures and a second sheet material through which water can pass but whose resistance to the passage of solids entrained in the water is greater than the first sheet or sheets. The second sheet material can, for example, be a second apertured polymeric sheet in which the apertures have a size less than the apertures in the first polymeric sheet or sheets. The second sheet material can act as a filter material so that, when a sediment-containing liquid is placed on top of the sheet, the liquid can pass through it but at least some of the sediment (although it can pass through the first polymeric sheet or sheets) is retained by the filter material. The additional sheet material can also be engineered so that it reduces the amount of other organic matter and chemicals, including hydrocarbons and aluminum, entering the drain.
- When the self-supporting polymeric sheet includes one or more apertured first polymeric sheets and a second sheet material which acts as a filter, it is possible that in some circumstances, the area of the polymeric sheet which includes the second sheet material will become clogged by sediment and debris so that the drain ceases to function efficiently. To avoid this happening, it is possible for at least part of the polymeric sheet to be free of filter material, so that water can pass freely into the drain through that part of the polymeric sheet.
- In one embodiment, the polymeric sheet comprises (i) two first polymeric sheets having relatively large apertures therethrough, and (ii) sandwiched between the two first and second sheet materials, an additional sheet material having relatively small apertures therethrough. The additional sheet material can extend over part or all of the area of the polymeric sheet.
- The second sheet material, which has relatively small apertures therein and which, in use, acts as a filter for sediment, can for example have one or more of the following optional characteristics.
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- (1) It has a mesh size (measured by ASTM E-11) of 80 to 600 μm, preferably 100 to 500 μm,
- (2) It has a substantially uniform thickness of less than 0.5 inch, or less than 0.25 inch, for example 0.01-0.06, preferably 0.01-0.04 inch.
- (3) It is composed of a polymeric composition which does not absorb substantial amounts of water, and which can be recycled in the same batch as the first and second sheet materials, for example a composition based on a polyolefin, particularly high density polyethylene or polypropylene.
- (4) In tests in which clean water is passed through the second sheet material, on its own, the second sheet material is capable of passing at least 100, e.g. at least 200, gallons of water per square foot per minute, but not more than 600, e.g. not more than 400, gallons of water per square foot per minute.
Additional details of suitable sheet filter materials are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,848,868 and the other US patents which are incorporated herein by reference.
- When the polymeric sheet includes two or more apertured polymeric sheets having the same or different apertures therein, the sheets can be secured to each other in any convenient way, for example by intermittent spot welding, sewing or stapling.
- The polymeric sheet comprises a central portion, a first side edge portion, a second side edge portion, a front edge portion and a rear edge portion. These different portions will often be part of the same polymeric sheet, with or without an additional sheet of filter material, so that the edge portions have the same construction as the central portion.
- In one embodiment, the central portion of the polymeric sheet is in the form of a broad peripheral border which (i) surrounds an opening which (a) is not covered by the polymeric sheet and when the drain cover assembly is in use, is open to the drain, and (ii) is surrounded by an internal gasket. This embodiment is useful when large water flows are expected, because the opening in the self-supporting polymeric sheet enables water to enter directly into the drain. The area of the opening can be for example 0.1-0.3 times the area of the peripheral border surrounding the opening.
- In some embodiments of the invention, the polymeric sheet allows little or no water to pass through it. The polymeric sheet can be a single sheet of polymeric material or two or more sheets of the same or different polymeric materials. The sheet or sheets are preferably composed of a polymeric composition (i.e. a composition which contains a polymer and conventional additives such as fillers) which does not absorb substantial amounts of water, and which can be recycled in the same batch as the edge gaskets, for example a composition based on a polyolefin, particularly high density polyethylene or polypropylene.
- The polymeric sheet, and at least one of the polymeric sheets if there is more than one polymeric sheet, preferably has a tensile strength in the machine direction of at least 400 pounds (ASTM D 4595) and in the transverse direction of at least 325 pounds (ASTM D4595).
- In most cases, each of the edge gaskets, in use, bridges the junction between an edge of the drain and a hard surface bordering the drain. However, it is also possible for the whole of the edge gasket to be over the adjacent hard surface. As noted above, the drain cover assembly may have two, three or four edge gaskets, depending upon the type of drain which is to be protected. Each gasket has an inner gasket portion and an outer gasket portion.
- The inner gasket portion contacts and lies over or under an edge portion of the polymeric sheet and preferably is secured to the top or the bottom of the polymeric sheet, for example by sewing. In use, preferably (i) all the inner gasket portion lies over the drain itself or (ii) part of the inner gasket portion lies over the drain and part lies over the hard surface which borders the drain. However, it is also possible for the entire inner gasket portion to lie over the hard surface which borders the drain. The inner gasket portion can for example be 0.5-5.0 inches, for example 2-5 inches, preferably 3-4 inches, wide.
- The outer gasket portion extends away from the inner gasket portion and away from the edge of the polymeric sheet. In use, at least part of the outer gasket portion contacts the hard surface which borders the drain. The outer gasket portion can for example be 3-10 inches, preferably 5-7 inches, wide.
- The gaskets are preferably composed of a porous nonwoven fabric, for example a melt blown nonwoven fabric, particularly a melt blown polypropylene nonwoven fabric. The fabric can for example have a thickness of 0.01-0.5 inch, preferably 0.1-0.4 inch, e.g. 0.2-0.3 inch. Suitable materials for the gasket are commercially available as geotextile fabrics having a weight of 10-16 ounces per square yard. We have found that the use of a porous nonwoven fabric is advantageous because the outer portion of the gasket, at least part of which contacts the hard surface adjacent the drain, adapts to and clings closely to most hard surfaces, particularly when the gasket is wet. However, the bond between the gasket and the hard surface adjacent the drain can be easily ruptured by pulling the gasket away from the hard surface.
- Other materials can be used for the gaskets, for example in gaskets in which the underside of the outer gasket portion is coated with a material that adheres to the hard surface adjacent the drain. The gasket is preferably composed of a single strip of a single fabric, but can comprise two or more different fabrics or materials.
- The total horizontal width of the gasket can for example be 4-15 inches, preferably 6-12 inches. The widths of the inner and outer gasket portions can be the same or different.
- In the assemblies in which there are three or four gaskets attached to edge portions of the polymeric sheet, the gaskets are preferably joined together at the corners of the polymeric sheet, preferably by sewing and/or staples, optionally using auxiliary pieces of the same or different fabric to secure the corner together.
- In the assemblies in which there are only two gaskets attached to opposite edge portions of the polymeric sheet, each end of each gasket preferably extends beyond the polymeric sheet.
- In many cases it is preferred that at least one of the gaskets, and optionally each of the gaskets, comprises an upstanding berm. The berm preferably (i) is between the inner gasket portion and the outer gasket portion and (ii) extends upwards away from the inner gasket portion and the outer gasket portion. In use, the berm is parallel to an edge of the polymeric sheet and when a strong flow of liquid approaches the drain, the berm diverts the liquid flow. When the central portion of the polymeric sheet comprises apertures which allow water to pass through the central portion, the presence of one or more berms reduces the amount of entrained solids in the liquid passing into the drain, thus increasing the likelihood that the drain will function efficiently. When the polymeric sheet is substantially impervious to water, the one or more berms can divert the flow of water to another location (which may be another drain).
- The height of the berm can for example be 0.01-5.0 inch, preferably 1-3 inch, e.g. about 1.5 inch. The height of the berm is preferably selected with a view to the expected water flows approaching the drain. When the surface surrounding the drain is flat, it can be best to have only a very shallow berm or no berm at all, to avoid flooding the surface surrounding the drain when there is heavy rainfall.
- When the gasket is composed of a fabric, preferably a nonwoven fabric, the berm can conveniently be made by folding a strip of the fabric lengthways and sewing a lengthways seam between the two sides of the fabric, with the distance of the seam from the tip of the fold being approximately the desired height of the berm. The fabric can then be flattened so that the inner and outer gasket portions are horizontal and a berm of the desired height extends upwards from them. The gasket can then be secured to the polymeric sheet.
- In one embodiment of the invention, the central portion of the polymeric sheet is in the form of a broad peripheral border which (i) surrounds an opening which (a) is not covered by the polymeric sheet and, when the drain cover assembly is in use, is open to the drain, and (ii) is surrounded by a plurality of gaskets which are joined together to form an internal gasket surrounding the opening. Each of the internal gaskets surrounding the opening can be generally the same as the edge gaskets described above, with the inner gasket portion secured to the polymeric sheet; the outer gasket portion may or may not be present.
- In the drawings, the following numerals are used to denote different components of the assemblies.
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- 1 denotes a polymeric sheet which is composed of first and
second sheet materials sheet materials additional sheet material 13. - 2 denotes a gasket which comprises an
inner gasket portion 21, anouter gasket portion 22, and anupstanding berm 23 formed by folding a strip of a porous nonwoven fabric and securing the fold by means ofstitches 231. - 3 denotes a drain.
- 4 denotes a hard surface bordering the drain.
- 15 denotes a rear edge portion of the polymeric sheet which extends upwards from the central portion of the polymeric sheet and can cover at least part of an opening in a curb of a
sidewalk 5. - 6 denotes an internal gasket which (i) comprises an
inner gasket portion 62 and anupstanding berm 63, and (ii) surrounds anopening 7 in the self-supporting polymeric sheet, the opening being defined by a peripheral border portion 8 of the self-supporting sheet.
- 1 denotes a polymeric sheet which is composed of first and
- Referring now to
FIG. 1 , each of the first andsecond sheet materials additional sheet material 13 is a sheet material having relatively small apertures therethrough, for example a conventional filter material which retains at least some of the sediment contained in a sediment-containing liquid placed on top of the drain cover. As noted above, in some embodiments of the invention, part or all of the polymeric sheet comprises three sheet materials as shown inFIG. 1 . In other embodiments of the invention, the polymeric sheet consists essentially of a single apertured polymeric sheet or two or more apertured polymeric sheets having apertures which allow sediment to pass through the polymeric sheet into the drain. - Referring now to
FIG. 2 , the gasket is formed from a strip of a porous nonwoven fabric which has first been folded lengthways at an intermediate point, optionally at a midpoint of the strip, has then been sewn along the length of the fold, and finally has been flattened into the shape shown inFIG. 2 . - Referring now to
FIG. 3 , this shows agasket 2 bridging the gap between adrain 3 and ahard surface 4 bordering the drain. Theinner gasket portion 21 is secured underneath thepolymeric sheet 1 and rests on the drain, and theouter gasket portion 22 rests on thehard surface 4. - Referring now to
FIG. 4 , this is the same asFIG. 3 except that the inner gasket portion is secured on top of thepolymeric sheet 1. - Referring now to
FIG. 5 , this is the same asFIG. 3 , except that thegasket 2 does not have an upstanding berm. - Referring now to
FIG. 6 , this is the same asFIG. 4 , except that thegasket 2 does not have an upstanding berm. - Referring now to
FIG. 7 , this shows afront gasket 2 bridging the gap between adrain 3 and ahard surface 4 bordering the drain, with theinner gasket portion 21 secured over thepolymeric sheet 1 which rests on the drain, and with theouter gasket portion 22 resting on thehard surface 4. Arear portion 15 of the polymeric sheet extends upwards from the horizontal portion of the polymeric sheet and covers an opening in the curb of asidewalk 5. The rear portion of the polymeric sheet can be secured in place by sandbags (not shown) at each end of the opening. - Referring now to
FIG. 8 , this shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a long thin drain. Agasket 2 is attached to each side of a longthin polymeric sheet 1, with theinner gasket portion 21 secured to the top of thepolymeric sheet 1. In use, thepolymeric sheet 1 extends beyond the drain. - Referring now to
FIG. 9 , this shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a drain which is bordered on all sides by a hard surface. The assembly comprises four gaskets, one on each edge of thepolymeric sheet 1, each gasket having anupstanding berm 23, aninner gasket portion 21 secured underneath thepolymeric sheet 1 and anouter gasket portion 22 extending beyond the berm. - Referring now to
FIG. 10 , this shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a drain which is bordered at the front and on each side by a hard surface and which terminates at an opening in the curb of a sidewalk. The assembly comprises three gaskets, respectively at the sides and the front of thepolymeric sheet 1, each gasket having anupstanding berm 23, with theouter gasket portion 22 extending beyond the berm and theinner gasket portion 21 secured underneath thepolymeric sheet 1. Therear edge portion 15 of the polymeric sheet extends upwards from the horizontal portion of thepolymeric sheet 1. - Referring now to
FIG. 11 , this shows a drain cover assembly which is suitable for the protection of a drain which is bordered on each side by a hard surface and which is likely to be subject to heavy flows of water. The assembly comprises four edge gaskets, one on each edge of thepolymeric sheet 1. Each gasket has anupstanding berm 23, aninner gasket portion 21 secured underneath thepolymeric sheet 1 and anouter gasket portion 22 extending beyond the berm. There is anopening 7 in the center of the self-supporting polymeric sheet. Theopening 7 is surrounded by aninternal gasket 6 having anupstanding berm 63 and aninternal gasket portion 62 which is secured to the self-supporting polymeric sheet. The polymeric sheet is in the form of a peripheral border portion 8 surrounding the opening.
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