Patent ID: 6106196
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: E03F

Abstract:
A fluid drain system comprising:a drain pipe having a central pipe axis and a side wall and having at least one drain hole through said side wall, said at least one drain hole being formed in said sidewall without completely severing said drain pipe; and a first drain component housing secured and sealed to an exterior surface of said drain pipe curved within a plane perpendicular to the central pipe axis and surrounding said at least one drain hole, after said at least one drain hole has been formed in said sidewall of said drain pipe, said housing having a lateral dimension in a direction perpendicular to the central pipe axis, the lateral dimension being no greater than an exterior lateral drain pipe dimension at the general location of the said least one drain hole, said housing having, a fluid channel therethrough, the curved exterior surface of the drain pipe supporting the housing thereon, whereby fluid can drain through said channel into said drain pipe.