Patent ID: 6837479

Claim:
A fluid drain assembly for attachment to a fluid sump having a wall, the drain assembly comprising: a valve member being configured to provide fluid communication with the sump, the valve member having a normally closed valve therein, and further having two opposed end regions, one end region adjacent the sump and an other end region distal from the sump; a seal member disposed on the other end region; and a conduit adapter member removably engageable with the valve member and adapted to be in fluid communication therewith, the conduit adapter member comprising: a valve member coupling portion engageable with the valve member other end region; a conduit coupling portion opposed to the valve member coupling portion, and adapted to have a conduit removably attached thereto, the two coupling portions being unitarily formed as a one piece structure; and a valve actuating pin member disposed within the valve member coupling portion, wherein the valve actuating pin member comprises: two opposed legs formed from a flexibly rigid material and adapted to be retained by spring tension within the valve member coupling portion, and a pin formed from the flexibly rigid material, the pin extends substantially perpendicularly and outwardly from the legs, and wherein when the conduit adapter member is engaged with the valve member, the conduit adapter member seals against the seal member, and the pin opens the valve, thereby creating a fluid path from the sump through the valve member and out the conduit adapter member; and wherein when the conduit adapter member is disengaged from the valve member, the valve closes and substantially prevents fluid from flowing out of the sump.