Stormwater Management System

Abstract

A stormwater management system including: a plurality of adjacent modules with each module comprising alternating domed cell units and interconnector units and wherein each domed cell unit of a module includes a pair of spaced apart vertical sidewalls that curve outwards with respect to a centerline extending lengthwise through the module; and each interconnector unit of a module includes a pair of spaced apart vertical sidewalls 52 that curve inwards with respect to the same centerline, wherein the outwardly curved vertical sidewalls of the domed cell units of any module are thus nested with the inwardly curved vertical sidewalls of the interconnector units of the next adjacent module.

1 . A stormwater management system comprising:
 a. a plurality of adjacent modules  30 ;   b. each module comprising alternating:
 i. domed cell units  40 ; 
 ii. interconnector units  42 ; 
   c. wherein each domed cell unit  40  of a module includes a pair of spaced apart vertical sidewalls  50  that curve outwards with respect to a centerline extending lengthwise through the module; and   d. each interconnecting unit  42  of a module includes a pair of spaced apart vertical sidewalls  52  that curve inwards with respect to the same centerline.   e. wherein the outwardly curved vertical sidewalls  50  of the domed cells  40  of any module are thus nested with the inwardly curved vertical sidewalls  52  of the interconnectors  42  of the next adjacent module.   
     
     
         2 . The stormwater management system of  claim 1  wherein each module has an interlocking configuration on each end that can be used to extend the module lengthwise by connecting modules end to end. 
     
     
         3 . The stormwater management system of  claim 1  wherein adjacent modules  30  are put in fluid communication via portals  70  in the sidewalls  50 ,  52  of the domed cell units  40  and interconnector units  42 . 
     
     
         4 . The stormwater management system of  claim 1  wherein said domed cell units and said interconnector units are produced from thermoplastic polymers. 
     
     
         5 . The stormwater management system of  claim 1  wherein said domed cell units and said interconnector units are produced from long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymers.