Patent ID: 6024127
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: E04D,Y10T

Abstract:
A down spout clean out adapter (10) connectable to a bottom distal end of a leader (18) the down spout clean out adapter (10) comprising:A) an adapter (12) which comprises an adapter upper front (12UF) having an adapter upper front opening (12UFA) and an adapter upper left (12UL) having an adapter left guide and an adapter upper right (12UR) having an adapter right guide and an adapter upper back (12UB);B) a door (16) which comprises a door top (16T) and a door front (16F) and a door back (16B) and a door bottom (16A) and a door left (16L) and a door right (16R), the door (16) is removably positionable between the adapter left guide and the adapter right guide, when a user positions the door (16) vertically between the adapter left guide and the adapter right guide and the adapter upper front (12UF), the adapter upper front opening (12UFA) is closed and effluent from the leader (18) passes downwardly through the down spout clean out adapter (10), when the user positions the door (16) horizontally on the adapter left guide and the adapter right guide, the adapter upper front opening (12UFA) is open and effluent from the leader (18) passes outwardly through the adapter upper front opening (12UFA); andwith an adapter lower front (12LF) positioned under and inwardly from the adapter upper front (12UF) having a space therebetween slightly larger than a thickness of the door (16) and an adapter lower left (12LL) connected to and positioned under the adapter upper left (12UL) and an adapter lower right (12LR) connected to and positioned under the adapter upper right (12UR) and an adapter lower back (12LB) connected to and positioned under the adapter upper back (12UB); and wherein the adapter upper left (12UL) comprises an adapter upper left guide (12ULG) having an adapter upper left guide horizontal member (12ULGH) and an adapter upper left guide vertical member (12ULGV), the adapter upper right (12UR) comprises an adapter upper right guide having an adapter upper right guide horizontal member and an adapter upper right guide vertical member the adapter lower left (12LL) comprises an adapter lower left guide (12LLG) having an adapter lower left guide horizontal member (12LLG) and an adapter lower left guide vertical member (12LLG), the adapter lower right (12LR) comprises an adapter lower right guide having an adapter lower right guide horizontal member and an adapter lower right guide vertical member, when the door (16) is in the vertical position, the door (16) is slidably positioned between the adapter upper left guide vertical member (12ULGV) and the adapter lower left guide vertical member (12LLG) and the adapter upper right guide vertical member and the adapter lower right guide vertical member, when the door (16) is in the horizontal position, the door (16) is slidably positioned between the adapter upper left guide horizontal member (12ULGH) and the adapter lower left guide horizontal member (12LLG) and the adapter upper right guide horizontal member and the adapter lower right guide horizontal member.