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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2009
Ronald L. Knak, Wichita, KS (US);
Dean V. Balocca, Wichita, KS (US);
Ronald L. Knak, Wichita, KS (US);
Dean V. Balocca, Wichita, KS (US);
Balco, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A drainage system grate assembly for covering and allowing fluid passage into a watercourse includes: a crossbar having a plurality of spaced-apart upstanding knuckles defining a plurality of spaced-apart channels therebetween, each of the knuckles having a pin-receiving hole; a plurality of tread bars positioned in the channels between the knuckles of the crossbar, each tread bar having a pin-receiving hole axially aligned with the pin-receiving holes of the knuckles; and a pin positioned within pin-receiving holes in the knuckles and the tread bars, to secure the tread bars in the crossbar.