Combination water and radon gas evacuation system
A combination sub basement flooring water and radon gas evacuation system consisting of a plurality of semi-cylindrically shaped porous channeling components affixed to one another and in turn to a modified sump pump unit characterized by the presence of holes tapped into front, back and lateral sides thereof and a larger hole in the topside thereof for receipt of upwardly jutting piping connected to a vacuum pump to which other piping is connected leading upwardly and out of the home or building containing the system.
There are no prior or parent applications to which the instant invention relates.
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTThere is no federally sponsored research and development to which the instant invention relates.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to that grouping of devices serving to remove home basement water and radon gas from the home.
2. Related Art
The Art Informational Statement filed contemporaneously herewith relates to art that however does not anticipate the instant invention.
A SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION1. A Brief Description of the Invention
The instant invention consists initially of an electrically driven modified sump pump unit placed within an enclave cut out below the topside planar area of concrete home basement flooring. The sump pump is modified initially by way of cutting therefrom the outwardly jutting side portions thereof and capping the holes left behind after having done so. The pump is further modified by way of tapping a plurality of small holes into the front, back and lateral sides of the pump. It is further modified by cutting a larger hole big enough to accommodate receipt of piping into the topside of the pump. Piping connected to the modified pump through this topside hole is further connected to a vacuum pump located well above the topside of such flooring. Yet more piping connected to the vacuum pump leads upwardly therefrom to an opening in the home to the exterior thereof. The pump is connected at one of its sides with first affixation means in turn connected to one of a plurality of conjoined semi-cylindrically shaped porous channeling components located in the sub flooring of the basement floor and circumscribed by crushed stone pieces. These channeling components are an integral feature of the invention, since, by virtue of the manner in which they are shaped, they are extremely sturdy and much more readily able to withstand weight bearing upon the flooring just above them than are other variants of the same. Perimeter water and radon gas are collected up from below the open bottoms of the channeling components and via porous apertures in sides thereof and then into the channeling units also connected at ends thereof by second affixation means after first passing through the crushed stone pieces. Such water and gas is then channeled via the channeling components into the enclave containing the modified sump pump unit. The water and gas then enter the modified sump pump unit via the tapped holes therein wherefrom the water is conventionally pumped away via piping leading therefrom to and then from the vacuum pump out of the home and the radon is, in turn, also pumped away and out of the home. Optional cove plate units, one of which is connected by third affixation means to a channeling component, are positioned against sub basement floor walling and connected to one another by fourth affixation means to also collect water from above allowing it to also seep into the channeling components.
2. Objects of the Invention
The instant invention serves the objective of bringing about a ready, safe and highly efficacious dispersal of both basement sub floor waters and potentially deadly radon gas such as would have thereat collected within the basement area of a person's home. The semi-cylindrically shaped porous channeling components of the invention are characterized by the presence of numerous relatively large porous apertures within each to allow for the ready collection per unit time of relatively larger amounts of water and radon gas from both about and below such components moreso than would be the cases with other variants of such units. Moreover, the semi-cylindrical shape of the channeling components enables them to easily accommodate an objective of easily undergoing a goodly amount of weight bearing from above notwithstanding the relatively large size of the apertures therein.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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In view of the foregoing recitations, respectfully submitted, the instant invention is not merely new, useful and unique but is indeed veritably revolutionary in respect of the art of collecting and dispersing water and radon gas initially found below basement flooring C in structures such as commercial buildings and homes.
Claims
1. A Combination Water and Radon Gas Evacuation System, comprising:
- a. a plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components located below a level of basement flooring near all walling as is located below said level of basement flooring;
- b. an electrically driven modified sump pump unit held within an enclave below said level of basement flooring;
- c. first means for affixing one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components to said sump pump unit;
- d. second means for affixing each one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components at each end thereof to another one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components;
- e. a plurality of through holes tapped into lateral, anterior and posterior sides of said sump pump unit;
- f. a topside through hole cut into a topside of said sump pump unit;
- g. a first elongated piping component affixed at a lowermost end thereof to said topside through hole;
- h. an electrically driven vacuum pump unit;
- i. a first through hole in a bottom side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of an uppermost end of said first elongated piping component;
- j. a second elongated piping component, and;
- k. a second through hole in a top side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of a lowermost end of said second elongated piping component.
2. A Combination Water and Radon Gas Evacuation System, comprising:
- a. a plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components located below a level of basement flooring near all walling as is located below said level of basement flooring;
- b. an electrically driven modified sump pump unit held within an enclave below said level of basement flooring;
- c. first means for affixing one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components to said sump pump unit;
- d. second means for affixing each one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components at each end thereof to another one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components;
- e. a plurality of through holes tapped into lateral, anterior and posterior sides of said sump pump unit;
- f. a topside through hole cut into a topside of said sump pump unit;
- g. a first elongated piping component affixed at a lowermost end thereof to said topside through hole;
- h. an electrically driven vacuum pump unit;
- i. a first through hole in a bottom side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of an uppermost end of said first elongated piping component;
- j. a second elongated piping component;
- k. a second through hole in a top side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of a lowermost end of said second elongated piping component;
- l. a plurality of cove plate units;
- m. each one of said plurality of cove plate units resting against said all of said walling;
- n. third means for affixing said each one of said plurality of cove plate units at each end thereof to another one of said cove plate units, and;
- o. fourth means for affixing one of said plurality of cove plate units to one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channel components.
3. A Combination Water and Radon Gas Evacuation System, comprising:
- a. a plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components located below a level of basement flooring near all walling as is located below said level of basement flooring;
- b. an electrically driven modified sump pump unit held within an enclave below said level of basement flooring;
- c. first means for affixing one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components to said sump pump unit;
- d. a plurality of through holes tapped into lateral, anterior and posterior sides of said sump pump unit;
- e. a topside through hole cut into a topside of said sump pump unit;
- f. a first elongated piping component affixed at a lowermost end thereof to said topside through hole;
- g. an electrically driven vacuum pump unit;
- h. a first through hole in a bottom side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of an uppermost end of said first elongated piping component;
- i. a second elongated piping component, and;
- j. a second through hole in a top side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of a lowermost end of said second elongated piping component.
4. A Combination Water and Radon Gas Evacuation System, comprising:
- a. a plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components located below a level of basement flooring near all walling as is located below said level of basement flooring;
- b. an electrically driven modified sump pump unit held within an enclave below said level of basement flooring;
- c. first means for affixing one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components to said sump pump unit;
- d. second means for affixing each one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components at each end thereof to another one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components;
- e. a plurality of through holes tapped into lateral, anterior and posterior sides of said sump pump unit;
- f. a topside through hole cut into a topside of said sump pump unit;
- g. a first elongated piping component affixed at a lowermost end thereof to said topside through hole;
- h. an electrically driven vacuum pump unit;
- i. a first through hole in a bottom side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of an uppermost end of said first elongated piping component;
- j. a second elongated piping component;
- k. a second through hole in a top side of said vacuum pump for receipt of a lowermost end of said second elongated piping component;
- l. a plurality of cove plate units;
- m. said each one of said plurality of cove plate units resting against said all of said walling with each of both ends of said each one of said plurality of cove plate units touching one of said ends of one other, and;
- n. fourth means for affixing one of said plurality of cove plate units to one of said plurality of porous semi-cyclindrically shaped channel components.
5. A Combination Water and Radon Gas Evacuation System, comprising:
- a. a plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components located below a level of basement flooring near all walling as is located below said level of basement flooring;
- b. an electrically driven modified sump pump unit held within an enclave below said level of basement flooring;
- c. first means for affixing one of said plurality of porous semi-cylindrically shaped channeling components to said sump pump unit;
- d. a plurality of through holes tapped into lateral, anterior and posterior sides of said sump pump unit;
- e. a topside through hole cut into a topside of said sump pump unit;
- f. a first elongated piping component affixed at a lowermost end thereof to said topside through hole;
- g. an electrically driven vacuum pump unit;
- h. a first through hole in a bottom side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of an uppermost end of said first elongated piping component;
- i. a second elongated piping component;
- j. a second through hole in a top side of said vacuum pump unit for receipt of a lowermost end of said second elongated piping component;
- k. a plurality of cove plate units;
- l. said each one of said plurality of cove plate units resting against said all of said walling with each of both ends of said each one of said plurality of cove plate units touching one of said ends of one other, and;
- m. fourth means for affixing one of said plurality of cove plate units to one of said plurality of porous semi-cyclindrically shaped channel components.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 7, 2005
Publication Date: May 10, 2007
Inventor: David Aubut (Williamstown, VT)
Application Number: 11/267,372
International Classification: E02D 19/00 (20060101);