Floor drain with built-in sediment trap and removable gas trap

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-27
RAGSDILL SCOTT
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[0005] The present invention achieves advantages as a floor drain with built-in sediment trap for solids and removable gas trap assembly for trapping of gasses. The lid, optional basket, and gas trap assembly of the present invention are

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Large industrial operations such as dairies, cheese plants, beverage, meat packing, canning, chemical, pharmaceutical, packaging plants and warehouses are faced with severe drainage problems.
Similar issues arise in institutions such as laboratories and hospitals.
For example, Lysteria contamination from floor drains is a concern at many meat packing houses.
Conventional gooseneck-type drain assemblies have proven to be troublesome in the context of industrial applications.
These assemblies are prone to clogging, and they are susceptible to significant microorganism contamination.
Furthermore, they are difficult to disassemble for maintenance and cleaning purposes.

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[0019]FIG. 1 is an illustration of the disassembled parts of a conventional floor drain assembly made of a plastic or polypropylene material.

[0020]FIG. 2 is a side view illustration of a conventional floor drain assembly showing trap 201. As seen in FIG. 2, the trap 201 of drainage is the curved section of drain line that prevents sewer odors from escaping into the atmosphere. Disadvantageously, the trap 201 is fixed in position and cannot be easily removed to unclog the drain or to engage in maintenance.

[0021]FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of a conventional floor drain assembly that has not been installed in a floor. The conventional drain assembly has a lid 301 with holes for liquids to flow and a trap 302 that serves as a aqueous barrier to gas.

[0022]FIG. 4 is a cutaway side view of the present invention showing the various components thereof and the drainage flow path. As seen therein, the present invention comprises a main housing 401, whose inner wall defines drainage b...

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The present invention comprises a floor drain with built-in sediment trap for solids and removable gas trap assembly (403) for trapping of gasses. The lid (406), optional basket (402), and gas trap assembly (403) are removable by hand. Gas trap assembly (403) is designed to be self aligning on the exit pipe (405) within the drainage bowl (417) and of sufficient weight to remain effective throughout the gas “push-through” process.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention generally relates to floor drain assemblies. The present invention is broadly concerned with an improved floor drain assemblies of the type used in industrial plants such as dairies, cheese plants, beverage, meat packing, canning, chemical, pharmaceutical, packaging plants and warehouses and in institutions such as laboratories and hospitals. The present invention is adapted for use in any location that has a concern with sewer gasses and germs and liquid borne contaminants More particularly, the invention pertains to such drain assemblies which include, beneath the drain inlet, a unique removable gas trap assembly operable to retain gases, such as sewer gas, within an exit pipe while allowing liquids and waste material, save for the small amount that serves as a aqueous barrier, to drain into the exit pipe. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention is cylindrical in shape and made of stainless steel, but can be any number ...

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IPC IPC(8): E03F5/04
CPCE03F2005/0416E03F5/0407
Inventor RAGSDILL, SCOTT
Owner RAGSDILL SCOTT
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