Patent ID: 6085769
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H01Q,Y10T

Abstract:
A communications electronics enclosure drain valve comprising:a plastics tube, and;an adaptor;the tube being connected to the adaptor at a first end and being closed at a second end;wherein the tube defines a cylindrical cavity defined by a wall and said tube possesses an axial slit through the wall;the adaptor defines a channel which communicates with the tube at a first end and provides an orifice at a second end, and;wherein the drain valve is adapted for attachment to an area of the electronics enclosure susceptible to the accumulation of liquid by way of the adaptor, with the orifice being positioned to receive excess liquid and the valve is adapted to allow the flow of liquid through the orifice, the tube and then the slit with a minimal head of water.