Patent ID: 6398456
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: E01B,E01D

Abstract:
A deck drain apparatus, comprising:a plurality of drain sections, placed end-to-end to form a conduit, each of said plurality of drain sections comprising: a pan section, having a longitudinally elongated and flat conducting surface, a first perforated side, and a second perforated side, said perforated sides upwardly projecting along opposite lateral edges of said conducting surface; and an inverted W-beam section, having a first perforated wall, a first upper surface, a lower surface, a second upper surface, and a second perforated wall, said perforated walls being longitudinally elongated and formed along opposite lateral edges of said inverted W-beam section, said first upper surface formed between said first perforated wall and said lower surface, said second upper surface formed between said lower surface and said second perforated wall; wherein said inverted W-beam section is inserted into said pan section, creating friction bonds between said first perforated side and said first perforated wall, and between said second perforated side and said second perforated wall.