IP Library Granted Patent US 11,060,292
Granted Patent B2
US 11,060,292 · App. 16/882,148 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Sump drain apparatus, system, and method of construction

Inventor: David Leslie (Roanoke, TX)
Assignee: JMH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC
E04D13/0481E04D13/0409E04D13/1606E04D2013/0413
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Patent No.
US 11,060,292
App. No.
16/882,148
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a sump drain apparatus comprising a drain inlet and a ramp coupled to the drain inlet comprising an incline plane configured to divert drainage water toward the drain bowl, wherein at least a portion of the ramp is configured to be positioned on top of a roof deck.

Claims (32)

1. A sump drain apparatus, comprising:

a drain inlet comprising at least one of an inlet conduit and a drain bowl;

a ramp coupled to the drain inlet comprising an incline plane configured to divert drainage water toward the drain inlet, wherein the ramp comprises at least one sump channel recessed in the ramp and spanning outwardly from the drain inlet to a point on the ramp; and

an insulation receiving surface coupled to and extending downward from the ramp,

wherein at least a portion of the ramp is configured to be disposed above a roof deck.

2. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drain inlet, the ramp, and the insulation receiving surface comprise a single, continuous structure.

3. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ramp is coupled to the drain inlet by a first land coupled to and spanning between the drain inlet and the ramp.

4. The sump drain apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the first land comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface configured to rest on the roof deck.

5. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the insulation receiving surface is coupled to the ramp by a second land coupled to and spanning between the ramp and the insulation receiving surface, wherein the insulation receiving surface extends downward from the second land.

6. The sump drain apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the insulation receiving surface is substantially perpendicular to the second land.

7. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drain inlet comprises the drain bowl, which is coupled to an outlet conduit.

8. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the drain inlet comprises the inlet conduit, which is configured to couple to a drain bowl strainer.

9. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the insulation receiving surface comprises an outer surface configured to abut roof insulation.

10. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the ramp and the insulation receiving surface are configured to at least partially enclose sump insulation beneath the ramp.

11. The sump drain apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an attachment portion comprising at least one of:

a fastener aperture disposed through the sump drain apparatus, wherein the fastener aperture is configured to receive a fastener to couple the sump drain apparatus to the roof deck; or

a recessed attachment flange disposed in a recess in the insulation receiving surface.

12. The sump drain of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sump channel is in fluid communication with the drain inlet.

13. The sump drain of claim 1 , wherein the ramp comprises at least two ramp sections, wherein the at least one sump channel is disposed between to the at least two ramp sections.

14. A sump drain apparatus, comprising:

a drain inlet comprising at least one of an inlet conduit and a drain bowl;

a ramp coupled to the drain inlet comprising an incline plane configured to divert drainage water toward the drain inlet;

an insulation receiving surface coupled to and extending downward from the ramp, wherein at least a portion of the ramp is configured to be disposed above a roof deck; and

an attachment portion comprising at least one of:

a fastener aperture disposed through the sump drain apparatus, wherein the fastener aperture is configured to receive a fastener to couple the sump drain apparatus to the roof deck; or

a recessed attachment flange disposed in a recess in the insulation receiving surface.

15. The sump drain apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the drain inlet, the ramp, and the insulation receiving surface comprise a single, continuous structure.

16. The sump drain apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the insulation receiving surface is substantially vertical.

17. The sump drain apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the ramp and the insulation receiving surface are configured to at least partially enclose sump insulation beneath the ramp.

18. The sump drain apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the insulation receiving surface comprises an outer surface configured to abut roof insulation.

19. The sump drain apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the ramp comprises at least one sump channel recessed in the ramp and spanning outwardly from the drain inlet to a point on the ramp.

20. The sump drain apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the ramp is configured to be at least partially positioned on a top surface of the roof deck.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: LESLIE, DAVID
To: JMH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part PCTUS2019064298 · Dec 3, 2019
Continuation In Part 16214432 · Dec 10, 2018
Related Publication 20200284037A1 · Sep 10, 2020
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