Patent ID: 6805517
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: E03F,E04D

Abstract:
A drainage system for a structure having a roof from which rain water and/or melted snow are to be conveyed comprising a plurality of interconnected conduit members, said conduit members being placed around the periphery of said structure and positioned under the eaves of said structures where gutters would ordinarily be placed and being substantially aligned with the outer edge of said roof, each conduit member having a bell-shaped configuration at one end thereof permitting the interconnection of said conduit members, said bell-shaped configuration at said one end of said each conduit member being continuously curved in the radial direction causing said bell-shaped configuration to be substantially semi-circular in cross-section, a frame member received over said plurality of said interconnected conduit members, a grate member supported by said frame member so as to be positioned above and spaced-apart from said plurality of said interconnected conduit members, and an outlet member connected to said plurality of said interconnected conduit members.