Patent ID: 8899875

Claim:
A system for diverting water away from a building's foundation comprising: a starting splash block for positioning proximate the building's foundation, the starting splash block including— a bottom, a rear end for positioning under a water discharge line, a front end longitudinally opposite the rear end, left and right side walls extending along a portion of the longitudinal length of the starting splash block, a plurality of indicators for receipt of a screw, wherein the indicators are aligned in a longitudinal row along a portion of the bottom at the front end of the starting splash block, and a plurality of projections formed on the bottom of the starting splash block and vertically extending therefrom, wherein each projection has a rear end facing towards the rear end of the starting splash block, and said rear end does not have a flat side against which water can collect; and at least one running splash block for positioning end-to-end with the starting splash block, the running splash block including— bottom, a rear end, a front end longitudinally opposite the rear end, left and right side walls extending along a portion of the longitudinal length of the running splash block, a plurality of indicators for receipt of a screw, wherein the indicators are aligned in a longitudinal row along a portion of the bottom at the front end of the running splash block, and a plurality of projections formed on the bottom of the running splash block and vertically extending therefrom, wherein each projection has a rear end facing towards the rear end of the running splash block, and said rear end does not have a flat side against which water can collect, wherein the rear end of the running splash block does not have a vertically extending rear end wall extending across substantially an entire width of the rear end and further wherein a length of the bottom at the rear end of the running splash block is not provided with any projections, such that the front end of the starting splash block can be positioned atop at least a portion of the rear end of the running splash block.