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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 08, 1999
Michael B. Obermeyer, Charlotte, NC (US);
T. Richard Morris, Matthews, NC (US);
American Wick Drain Corporation, Matthews, NC (US);
Abstract
A universal drain fitting for use with prefabricated drains of all sizes for joining the drain and a cylindrical-shaped pipe for making the transition between a drain and a drain outlet or between two drains in a drainage system. In the first and second preferred embodiments, the universal drain fitting includes a drain fitting portion formed by two walls in spaced parallel relationship with one another to define an open cavity and a pipe fitting portion connected to the drain fitting portion which includes a hollow cylindrical section with an opening adapted to be connected to a pipe. The open cavity has a plurality of sides formed by the space between the walls and includes at least two open sides adjacent to and in communication with one another for receiving a portion of a drain into the open cavity. The first and second preferred universal fitting may be an end outlet fitting adapted to be positioned on an end portion of any size drain or a tee outlet fitting adapted to be positioned on a top or bottom portion of any size drain. In a variation of the first and second preferred embodiments, the universal fitting includes a drain fitting portion formed by a wall and a pipe fitting portion connected to the drain fitting portion. In additional preferred embodiments, the universal fitting is a vertical connector fitting or horizontal connector fitting adapted to connect two sections of any size drain.