Wall and sub-floor water drain panel assembly for basement water-control

Abstract

A drain panel assembly for the control of water leaking through a basement wall and/or entering a basement through the interface of a basement wall and a supporting footing. The assembly comprises a plastic drain panel having an upper panel section which extends vertically up from a lower skirt section. The upper panel section is positioned adjacent the basement wall and is closely-spaced therefrom by spacer means which are integral with the rear surface of the upper panel section to admit water running down the basement wall into the lower skirt section. The lower skirt section extends outwardly from the upper panel section and downwardly into contact with the supporting footing section to form a longitudinal water conduit which extends along the length of the footing and is open to the wall/footing interface to receive water therefrom. The water conduit enclosed by the skirt section is provided with a plurality of spaced openings along the footing for draining water therefrom outwardly over the footing into a drain tile.

1 . A drain panel assembly for the control of water leaking through a basement wall and/or entering a basement through the interface of a basement wall and a supporting footing, said assembly comprising a plastic drain panel having an upper panel section which extends vertically up from a lower skirt section, adjacent the basement wall and closely-spaced therefrom by a means of spacer-means integral with the rear surface of the upper panel section to admit water running down the basement wall into the lower skirt section, said lower skirt section extending outwardly from said upper panel section and downwardly into contact with the supporting footing section to form a longitudinal water conduit extending along the length of the footing and open to the wall/footing interface to receive water therefrom, said water conduit being provided with a plurality of spaced drain openings for draining water therefrom outwardly over the adjacent footing surface into a drain tile.  
   
   
       2 . A drain panel assembly according to  claim 1  in which said lower skirt section is provided with a cover means for shielding each of said drain openings and the adjacent footing surfaces against being sealed when a concrete basement floor is poured thereover.  
   
   
       3 . A drain panel assembly according to  claim 2  in which each said cover means comprises a plurality of spaced narrow shield strips of molded plastic which are contoured to provide a water-flow passage between its underside and the surface of the footing, which passage communicates between one of the drain openings and the edge of the footing.  
   
   
       4 . A drain panel assembly according to  claim 3  in which each said shield strip is molded with a plurality of spaced depressions which extend down into contact with the surface of the footing and provide therebetween said water-flow passage, said depressions providing concrete-receiving wells which fill with concrete and support a basement floor against the footing when the floor is poured thereover.  
   
   
       5 . A drain panel assembly according to  claim 2  in which each said cover means comprises a shield strip of molded plastic having stand-off ribs which support the strip on the footing surface with the underside of the strip spaced therefrom to provide a flow space between a drain opening and the edge of the footing.