Patent ID: 9482589
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G01M

Claim Text:
1. A leak detector for installation between a gasket and a flange of a flanged drain pipe connection of a wastewater plumbing fixture comprising: a flat base sheet bound by opposing first and second surfaces and an outer perimeter, the base sheet defining an aperture sized to be approximately equal to a radial cross-sectional area of the drain pipe; a wick material barrier coupled to the base between the aperture and the outer perimeter in a substantially continuous strip around the aperture, the wick material barrier interrupted by one or more gap regions, each gap region defined by a pair of wick material ends; a liquid sensor in fluid communication with at least one pair of wick material ends; and a water-impermeable material coupled to the base sheet and surrounding the at least one pair of wick material ends to form a water-impermeable enclosure defining an interior cavity comprising the at least one pair of wick material ends and the liquid sensor.