Patent ID: 8322944

Claim:
An overlay rail for a trench drain channel with an upper wall, comprising: a proximal end and a distal end; a top edge and a bottom edge; an inside surface and an outside surface; and a channel engagement portion comprising alternating first and second engagement portions, the first engagement portion being spaced apart from the second engagement portion a distance sufficient to receive an upper wall of such a channel between the first and second engagement portions with such upper wall capable of engaging both the first and second engagement portions, wherein the first engagement portion comprises a plurality of downwardly-extending legs, wherein the second engagement portion comprises a wall comprising a plurality of openings passing through the wall, wherein the downwardly-extending legs are positioned opposite the openings, such that each leg faces one of the opening through the wall, and wherein a height from the top edge to the bottom edge increases from the distal end to the proximal end.