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Granted Patent B2
US 12680260 · App. 18/665,095 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

French drain drainpipe

Inventor: Richard A. Slish (Selkirk, NY)
Assignee: IRONX PIPING LLC
E02D31/02B08B3/02B08B9/0321B08B2209/032E02B11/005
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12680260
App. No.
18/665,095
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A French drain drainpipe with built-in means for flushing iron ocher out of the drainpipe, out of the perforations, and out of the gravel surrounding the drainpipe. Said means may include chambers for receiving pressurized washing fluids and exit orifices from the chambers. Fittings are provided for connecting the chambers to a pressurized source of washing fluids, such as hose fittings for connecting to a normal household water supply.

Claims (19)

1 . A drainpipe comprising an elongated member, said elongated member comprising:

(a) a first conduit disposed on an upper portion of said elongated member, said first conduit comprising at least one first orifice disposed on a bottom surface of said first conduit;

(b) a pair of second conduits disposed on two sides of said first conduit, each second conduit of said pair of second conduits comprising at least one second orifice configured to fluidly connect a lumen of each said second conduit to an environment outside of said elongated member; and

(c) a third conduit disposed on a lower portion of said elongated member, said third conduit comprising two sides and at least one third orifice disposed on each of said two sides of said third conduit, said at least one third orifice configured to receive fluid from the environment outside of said elongated member and said first conduit is configured to be fluidly connected with said third conduit through said at least one first orifice,

wherein a first wash fluid is receivable at said first conduit and dischargeable through said at least one first orifice into said third conduit and a second wash fluid is receivable at one or more second conduit of said pair of second conduits and dischargeable through said at least one second orifice to the outside environment before entering said third conduit through said at least one third orifice.

2 . The drainpipe of claim 1 , wherein said elongated member comprises two ends and one of said two ends is configured as a tenon and the other one of said two ends is configured as a mortise, said tenon end is configured to be coupled with a mortise end of another drainpipe and said mortise end is configured to be coupled with a tenon end of a further drainpipe.

3 . The drainpipe of claim 1 , further comprising a fitting for connecting said first conduit to a source of the first wash fluid.

4 . The drainpipe of claim 1 , further comprising a fitting for connecting one of said second conduits to a source of the second wash fluid.

5 . The drainpipe of claim 1 , wherein said at least one second orifice is configured to slope downwardly from the lumen of one of said second conduits to an environment outside of said elongated member.

6 . The drainpipe of claim 1 , wherein said upper portion of said elongated member further comprises an end wall on one end of said first conduit and said pair of second conduits.

7 . A drainpipe comprising an elongated member, said elongated member comprising:

(a) a first conduit disposed on an upper portion of said elongated member, said first conduit comprising at least one first orifice disposed on a bottom surface of said first conduit;

(b) a pair of second conduits disposed on two sides of said first conduit, each second conduit of said pair of second conduits comprising at least one second orifice configured to fluidly connect a lumen of each said second conduit to an environment outside of said elongated member, wherein said at least one second orifice is configured to slope downwardly from the lumen of one of said second conduits to an environment outside of said elongated member; and

(c) a third conduit disposed on a lower portion of said elongated member, said third conduit comprising two sides and at least one third orifice disposed on each of said two sides of said third conduit, said at least one third orifice configured to receive fluid from the environment outside of said elongated member and said first conduit is configured to be fluidly connected with said third conduit through said at least one first orifice,

wherein a first wash fluid is receivable at said first conduit and dischargeable through said at least one first orifice into said third conduit and a second wash fluid is receivable at one or more second conduit of said pair of second conduits and dischargeable through said at least one second orifice to the outside environment before entering said third conduit through said at least one third orifice.

8 . The drainpipe of claim 7 , wherein said elongated member comprises two ends and one of said two ends is configured as a tenon and the other one of said two ends is configured as a mortise, said tenon end is configured to be coupled with a mortise end of another drainpipe and said mortise end is configured to be coupled with a tenon end of a further drainpipe.

9 . The drainpipe of claim 7 , further comprising a fitting for connecting said first conduit to a source of the first wash fluid.

10 . The drainpipe of claim 7 , further comprising a fitting for connecting one of said second conduits to a source of the second wash fluid.

11 . The drainpipe of claim 7 , wherein said upper portion of said elongated member further comprises an end wall on one end of said first conduit and said pair of second conduits.