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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
John Pasquesi, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Daniel P. Brown, Palos Park, IL (US);
John Pasquesi, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Daniel P. Brown, Palos Park, IL (US);
Pit Boss Products, LLC, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to a sump pump guard adaptor, system, and method of adapting thereof, and more particularly to an inlet pre-screen cover also acting as a platform for pit positioning of a pump, a platform for adapting multiple pumps made to adapt over the inlet of sump pumps of different size to be configured into sump pits also of varied size. The adaptor can be adapted using a base connected to a top portion or simply a top portion also called the adaptor itself. The design also includes a plurality of flow openings that allow for easy cutting or bending of different portions of the adaptor for example on the inner and outer radii of the adaptor, a multi-segment design for better stacking and storage in a compact configuration, a plurality of pipe openings for use in a staked sump pumps configuration, an access doors to help lower the sump pump into the adaptor, and an adaptor with a secondary pump support built in the main body or as an external piece adaptable to the main body.