Patent ID: 8741132
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: E03B,E04D,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Device for catching rainwater from a downpipe having a mounting and branching opening, wherein the device comprises: a branch pipe with a water-catching blade at one end, a support member traversed by said branch pipe and a retaining means, coupled to said branch pipe, for fixing said branch pipe to the downpipe such that said branch pipe can be engaged into the mounting and branching opening and said support member is adapted to cover the downpipe in an area around the mounting and branching opening, wherein said retaining means comprises at least one undercut engagement hook disposed at a plug-in end of a sleeve accommodating said branch pipe, said at least one undercut engagement hook being adapted for being passed through the mounting and branching opening, an engagement hook tensioning system interconnected between said support member and said at least one undercut engagement hook, and said tensioning system comprises a spigot nut capable of being set onto said support member and engaging said sleeve via a connection; and wherein said water-catching blade is a sickle-shaped shell comprising two recessed shell halves.