Patent ID: 7334536

Claim:
A popup sewer backup indicator for connection to a cleanout housing to indicate when a backup has occurred, said popup sewer backup indicator comprising: a) an outer housing having a connection means for attachment to a cleanout housing, said outer housing having a top and a bottom wherein a vertical opening extends from the top to the bottom, b) an elongate buoyant inner body being positioned within said vertical opening for vertical movement and having a lower neutral position and an upward indicating position, said inner body having a top flange, c) the top of said outer housing includes: a brake seat that allows the top flange to be recessed within the top of said outer housing when the buoyant inner body is in the lower neutral position, channels along the top of said outer housing that form a means to clench the popup sewer backup indicator for installation and removal from the cleanout housing, a lubrication reservoir, and a barrier, wherein the brake seat and the channels are separated from the reservoir by the barrier to prevent contaminates from entering the reservoir.