Footing tile for transverse flow of seepage

Claim 1

In a building a foundation structure comprising a footing and a wall supported thereon, a subterranean run of drain tiles disposed exteriorly of the wall and resting on the upper surface of said footing, an opening in the periphery of the tile adjacent said upper surface, a second run of drain tiles disposed inwardly of the wall and positioned adjacent the inner edge of the footing below said upper surface, an opening in the second run of tiles adjacent the edge of said footing, a transverse tile embedded in said footing and extending thereacross, said transverse tile comprising a passageway defined by planar side panels diverging upwardly from an apex and terminating in an integral top panel coplanar with said footing upper surface, said passageway having an outer end which terminates in a wall closing said passageway at said outer end and an inner end which opens into communication with the opening in said second run of drain tiles, said apex extending downwardly relative to said top panel from said outer to said inner end, said top panel having a drain opening in the surface thereof near said outer end and communicating with the opening in the outer run of drain tiles, whereby moisture accumulating in the first mentioned run of drain tiles is conducted through said transverse tile into said second run of drain tiles.