Inventors:
John Rattenbury - Hull MA, US
Per Sommerhein - Lidingo, SE
International Classification:
E03F005/06
Abstract:
A baffle insert for conversion of conventional gravity drains into siphonic drains. The baffle insert is placed into a sump bowl of a gravity drain and by nature of its design changes hydraulic condition in the drain to a siphonic condition. The baffle insert is composed of a baffle plate and a plurality of fin extensions coupled to a bottom surface of the baffle plate. In a preferred embodiment, the number of fin extensions is 12, and the bottom surface of the baffle plate has a concave shape.