Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A plumbing fitting comprising a body defining a vertical passage, a pair of horizontally diverging branches connected in side-by-side relation to each other and to said body and inclined upwardly therefrom, and a horizontally diverging Y-connection having its stem intersecting said branches and said body at the intersection of said branches with each other, said Y-connection being inclined upwardly from its intersection with said diverging branches and said body, and a vertical branch intersecting the stem of the Y-connection remote from the intersection of the same with said diverging branches, said vertical branch forming a single vent connection for both said Y-connections and said branches.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A plumbing fitting comprising a body defining a vertical passage, a pair of horizontally diverging branches connected in side-by-side relation to each other and to said body and inclined upwardly therefrom, and a horizontally diverging Y-connection having its stem intersecting said branches and said body at the intersection of said branches with each other, said Y-connection being inclined upwardly from its intersection with said diverging branches and said body, and a vertical branch intersecting the stem of the Y-connection remote from the intersection of the same with said diverging branches, said vertical branch forming a single vent connection for both said Y-connections and said branches.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 1 wherein the axes of the stem of said Y-connection and of said diverging branches lie in a common inclined plane adjacent their intersection with each other and with said body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 1 wherein said diverging branches extend generally radially from said body for equal distances and thereafter are parallel to each other a substantial distance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 3 wherein the extremities of said main branches are bent away from each other at 90* to the parallel portions of said main branches.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 4 wherein the axes of said main branches lie in a common inclined plane throughout their lengths.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 5 wherein the axes of said stem of said Y-connection and of said main branches lie in parallel vertical planes except at the inner and outer end portions of said main branches.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 6 wherein the axes of the radially outer portion of said Y-connection stem and the arms of said Y-connection lie in a common horizontal plane, said vertical branch communicating with said outer portion of said Y-connection stem.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 7 including an additional branch intersecting said body at substantially the same level as said diverging branches and angularly displaced from said main branches.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 8 wherein the axes of said additional branch and of said Y-connection stem lie in a common vertical plane and intersect said body on opposite sides thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 9 wherein the axes of said main branches and said additional branch are of similar inclination.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 10 wherein the axes of said main branches, said Y-connection stem and said additional branch intersect at a common point on the vertical axis of said body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
89 words
A plumbing fitting according to claim 6 wherein said body is arranged for connection to a soil stack, the terminals of said main branches are arranged for connection to a pair of water closets, said Y-connection arms are arranged for connection to a pair of bathtubs, and said additional branch is arranged for connection to a pair of wash basins and to a vertical vent stack embraced by the arms of the Y-connection, said vertical branch of said Y-connection stem being arranged for connection to the same vent stack.