US4333281A
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Basement wall draining molding
Assignee: SCARFONE CONSTRUCTION Ltd
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Filing: 1980-03-10
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Granted: 1982-06-08
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Expires: 2000-03-10
Abstract
Abstract A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a basement wall formed of concrete blocks resting on a footing adjacent a concrete basement floor, wherein the concrete floor is poured against the drain unit so that a space is formed between the drain unit and an inner surface of the wall and between the drain unit and the footing into which moisture may drain from the interior of the wall through drain passages in the wall and then down beneath the basement floor to a weeping drain.
Inventors
- 👤 Santo Scarfone
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 13:00
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04B; E04B1/00; E04B1/62; E04B1/70; E04B1/703; E02; E02D; E02D31/00; E02D31/02; E04B1/7023; E04B1/7038; E04B1/7046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
355 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, a plurality of horizontally spaced drain passages having been formed to extend from the interior of the wall to the inner surface of the wall near the base of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing into which moisture may drain from the interior of the wall through the drain passages and then down into an area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain, said body further having: (c) a lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced indentations therealong to form openings between it and the inner surface of the wall, whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall, through the openings into said space between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
355 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, a plurality of horizontally spaced drain passages having been formed to extend from the interior of the wall to the inner surface of the wall near the base of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing into which moisture may drain from the interior of the wall through the drain passages and then down into an area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain, said body further having: (c) a lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced indentations therealong to form openings between it and the inner surface of the wall, whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall, through the openings into said space between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A basement wall drain unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body is formed from sheet metal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A basement wall drain unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first and second wing portions are flat and are joined along a first longitudinally extending fold line to define a first included angle of from about 90° to about 150° and wherein the lip portion is joined to the first wing portion along a second longitudinally extending fold line to define a second included angle of from greater than about X°-90° to less than about X° wherein X° is the first included angle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
A basement wall drain unit as claimed in claim 1 or 3 wherein the lip portion is water impermeable.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A basement wall drain unit as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body is water impermeable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A basement wall drain unit as claimed in claim 3 wherein said first included angle is from about 120° to about 130° and said second included angle is from about 70° to about 80°.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
352 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, a plurality of horizontally spaced drain passages having been formed to extend from the interior of the wall to the inner surface of the wall near the base of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing into which moisture may drain from the interior of the wall through the drain passages and then down into an area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain, said body further having: (c) a water impermeable lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced openings therealong through the lip portion whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall through the lip portion via the openings into said space between the drain unit and inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
352 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, a plurality of horizontally spaced drain passages having been formed to extend from the interior of the wall to the inner surface of the wall near the base of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing into which moisture may drain from the interior of the wall through the drain passages and then down into an area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain, said body further having: (c) a water impermeable lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced openings therealong through the lip portion whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall through the lip portion via the openings into said space between the drain unit and inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
295 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing, said body further having: (c) a lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced indentations therealong to form openings between it and the inner surface of the wall, whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall, through the openings into said space between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
295 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing, said body further having: (c) a lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced indentations therealong to form openings between it and the inner surface of the wall, whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall, through the openings into said space between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
293 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing, said body further having: (c) a water impermeable lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced openings therealong through the lip portion whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall through the lip portion via the openings into said space between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
293 words
A basement wall drain unit for removing moisture from a wall formed of concrete blocks to have a base, an interior, and an inner surface, the blocks being laid on a footing with a weeping drain extending beneath a concrete basement floor having an upper surface and along a portion of the footing which extends inwardly past the inner surface of the wall, the drain unit comprising an elongated sheet-like integral body having a substantially uniform cross section to extend adjacent the base of the wall generally above the inner portion of the footing with the concrete basement floor poured against it, the body having: (a) a first wing portion spaced from the inner surface of the wall and extending upwardly to an upper edge above the upper surface of the concrete basement floor; and (b) a second wing portion extending inwardly from the first wing portion to an inner edge beyond the inner portion of the footing, spacing being provided between the second wing portion and the inner portion of the footing; whereby a space is formed between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing, said body further having: (c) a water impermeable lip portion sloping downwardly and outwardly from the upper edge of the first wing portion to abut against the inner surface of the wall, the lip portion having spaced openings therealong through the lip portion whereby moisture may drain down from the inner surface of the wall through the lip portion via the openings into said space between the drain unit and the inner surface of the wall and the inner portion of the footing and then down into the area beneath the basement floor adjacent the weeping drain.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1985-06-07 | 1985-12-07 | 1986-06-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1989-06-07 | 1989-12-07 | 1990-06-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1993-06-07 | 1993-12-07 | 1994-06-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |