Claims
- 1. A trench drain comprising:
- an open-faced channel having spaced apart sidewalls connected to a bottom wall, said channel having a first end and a second end; and
- a clip integrally formed on an outer surface of one of said sidewalls, said clip having a two-piece body defined by a first section and a second section, said first section including a tip defining a screw hole and said second section including a fastener engaging surface, said first section hinged to an end of said second section, and said second section secured to said channel, said first section adapted to move relative to said second section so that said screw hole can align with said fastener engaging surface for a screw to pass through said tip and said fastener engaging surface to form a closed structure defining a support rod engagement surface for engaging with a support rod to support said channel.
- 2. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a crushing section defined in said channel, said crushing section adapted to crush when a compressive force is applied to the channel in a longitudinal direction so as to prevent buckling of said channel due to the compressive force.
- 3. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first end includes a male section and said second end includes a female section, said female section adapted to matingly receive a respective male section of an adjacent trench drain.
- 4. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, further comprising means for securing two adjacent trench drains together.
- 5. A trench drain as claimed in claim 4, wherein said means for securing two adjacent trench drains together comprises a connection member having a body portion adapted to overlap a portion of an adjacent trench drain.
- 6. A trench drain as claimed in claim 5, wherein said connection member body defines a recess adapted to receive therein an engagement member of an adjacent trench drain in said recess.
- 7. A trench drain as claimed in claim 6, wherein said engagement member is a rib extending from said channel adjacent to said female section.
- 8. A trench drain as claimed in claim 6, further comprising fasteners for securing said connection member to the engagement member of an adjacent trench drain.
- 9. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plurality of ribs extending from said channel.
- 10. A trench drain as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a stacking profile defined by a lower portion of said ribs, said stacking profile adapted to matingly engage with a surface of another trench drain channel to permit stacking of said trench drain prior to installation.
- 11. A trench drain as claimed in claim 10, wherein said channel includes a lip extending from each of said sidewalls, said lips being spaced apart and adapted to receive a grate, said stacking profile including stepped portions adapted to matingly engage with surfaces of said lips.
- 12. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a spacer block secured to said channel.
- 13. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, wherein said spacer block is secured to said channel by a frangible section, said spacer block is removed from said channel by breaking said frangible section and is adapted to coact with inner surfaces of said sidewalls to prevent said sidewalls from moving toward each other.
- 14. A trench drain as claimed in claim 13, wherein said spacer block includes a base and two legs depending from said base.
- 15. A trench drain as claimed in claim 1, wherein said channel comprises a polymeric material.
- 16. A trench drain comprising:
- an open-faced channel having spaced apart sidewalls connected to a bottom wall, said channel having a first end and a second end;
- a connection member having a body that defines a recess adapted to receive therein an engagement member of an adjacent trench drain in said recess, said connection member secured to said channel;
- wherein said channel extends along a longitudinal axis and said connection member body comprises a sidewall and an upper wall that define the connection member recess, said connection member body defining a side opening and a bottom opening for receipt of the engagement member defined by a portion of a laterally extending rib of the adjacent trench drain into the recess; and
- an engagement member secured to said channel adapted to be received by a connection member of an adjacent trench drain, wherein said engagement member is a rib extending from said channel.
- 17. A trench drain as claimed in claim 16, further comprising fasteners for securing said connection member to the engagement member of an adjacent trench drain.
- 18. A trench drain as claimed in claim 17, wherein said fasteners are received by an upper surface of said engagement member.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/581,723, filed Dec. 29, 1995 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,537 and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/017,021, filed May 3, 1996.
US Referenced Citations (30)
Continuation in Parts (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
581723 |
Dec 1995 |
|