Patent ID: 7040840
Filing Date: 2006-05-09
Classification: E03F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Means for distributing sewage effluent to a plurality of fingers of a drain field in a septic system, comprising a tank for the collection of effluent to be distributed to a plurality of fingers, and effluent-operated valve means within said tank for connection of effluent within said tank to at least one of the plurality of fingers, said effluent-operated valve means having a valve inlet that opens into said tank and a plurality of valve outlets, each of said plurality of valve outlets being connected with one of the plurality of fingers, wherein accumulated effluent in said tank operates said effluent-operated valve means to sequentially connect the valve inlet to at least one of the plurality of valve outlets, one after another, permitting effluent to flow from said tank sequentially to at least one of the plurality of said fingers, one finger at a time.