Patent ID: 7273330

Claim:
An adapter, for use with an article having a base and a water-entry port at an elevation which is spaced apart above the base, and for changing the invert elevation of a pipe which carries water to the article, wherein the article and adapter are suited for use with a subsurface leaching system which comprises: a first end, for connection to the elevated water-entry port of said article; an opposing second end, for connection to a water carrying pipe; a body having a hollow interior, for carrying water between the first end and the second end; the first and second ends having spaced apart and parallel major axes; wherein, when the first end is connected to said water-entry port, the first end is capable of being positioned in at least two different positions which are rotationally spaced apart about the first end major axis from each other, each different position having an associated different elevation of the second end major axis relative to the first end major axis; and, at least one means on the adapter proximate the first end, for limiting rotation of the adapter about said major axis in at least a first direction, when the first end is connected to a port of an article.