Patent ID: 8316884

Claim:
A drain system for a fluid reservoir, comprising: a plurality of drain sections with each drain section from said plurality thereof defining a plurality of distinct fluid flow paths therethrough with at least a portion of said fluid flow paths commencing at a side of said drain section adapted to be in fluid communication with a fluid in a reservoir, wherein each of said fluid flow paths at said side defines an opening having a smallest dimension not to exceed approximately one centimeter, said plurality of drain sections adapted to be distributed over at least one surface of the reservoir; a cap coupled to each said side of said drain section, said cap defining a plurality of flow openings corresponding to said fluid flow paths commencing at said side wherein, when said cap is coupled to said drain section, each of said flow openings is in fluid communication with a unique one of said fluid flow paths commencing at said side, wherein said flow openings are distributed about a periphery of said cap and a manifold coupled to said plurality of drain sections and adapted to carry fluid exiting the reservoir through said plurality of drain sections.