Patent ID: 7108783
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: E03F

Abstract:
1. A drain inlet for draining a fluid from an area, the inlet comprising: a body having a chamber therein for receiving the fluid from the area and an opening adjacent the bottom of the body for draining the fluid from the chamber; at least two side walls forming said body and spaced from each other in the direction of the height of said body, the side wall closest to said opening adjacent the bottom of the body being smaller in lateral cross section than the lateral cross section of the next adjacent side wall which is farther from said opening; a wall extending laterally between said two side walls; and an opening in said laterally extending wall; whereby the fluid flows upwardly through said opening in said laterally extending wall and into said chamber, and out of said chamber through said opening adjacent the bottom of the body to drain the area of the fluid.