US 11,970,862 B2
Rainwater collector to be mounted on a downpipe, comprising a removable scoop
Michel Babaz, Briancon (FR)
Assigned to ALUX INTERNATIONAL TRADING S.A., Grevenmacher (LU)
Filed by ALUX INTERNATIONAL TRADING S.A., Grevenmacher (LU)
Filed on Dec. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/545,234.
Claims priority of application No. 2012875 (FR), filed on Dec. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0178145 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
Int. Cl. E04D 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/08 (2013.01) [E04D 2013/082 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rainwater collector to be mounted on a downpipe, the rainwater collector comprising:
a saddle configured to be coupled to the downpipe, the saddle having an orifice configured to be placed opposite an opening formed in the downpipe;
a scoop configured to be introduced into the downpipe through the orifice of the saddle; and
a scoop support configured to be mounted through the orifice of the saddle and to support the scoop inside the downpipe, wherein the scoop and the scoop support are removably coupled to each other, wherein the scoop support has a base and a bearing frame extending from the base, the scoop support further comprising a tab extending from the base within the bearing frame, the tab being elastically deformable to form a clamp with the bearing frame and to hold the scoop between the tab and the bearing frame.