US 12,305,380 B2
Stormwater management crate assembly with tapered columns and arched side panels
Adam Miller, Haddam, CT (US); Dan Swistak, Newmarket, NH (US); Bryan Coppes, Old Saybrook, CT (US); Ronald Vitarelli, Marlborough, CT (US); and Paul Holbrook, Old Saybrook, CT (US)
Assigned to Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., Hilliard, OH (US)
Filed by ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INC., Hilliard, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/162,170.
Application 18/162,170 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/938,600, filed on Oct. 6, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/327,695, filed on Apr. 5, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/262,230, filed on Oct. 7, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/262,228, filed on Oct. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0175246 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. E03F 1/00 (2006.01); E03F 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC E03F 1/005 (2013.01) 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stormwater management crate for managing stormwater runoff, the crate comprising:
a top plate including a first plurality of side panel attachments;
a bottom plate;
a plurality of support columns extending between the top plate and the bottom plate; and
one or more arched side panels, wherein at least one of the one or more arched side panels includes at least one side edge, and wherein the at least one side edge includes a chamfer.