Leak detector for use with flanged waste water drain pipe

摘要

Provided herein is a leak detector comprising: a flat base sheet bound by an outer perimeter and an interior aperture; a wick material barrier coupled to the base between the aperture and the outer perimeter in a continuous or substantially continuous strip around the aperture, the wick material barrier interrupted by one or more gap regions, each gap region defined by a pair of wick material projections starting at either end of the gap region and extending radially outward; a liquid sensor in fluid communication with the pair of wick material projections; and a liquid-impermeable material coupled to the base sheet and surrounding the pair of wick material projections to form a liquid-impermeable enclosure defining an interior cavity comprising the pair of wick material projections and the liquid sensor.

主权项

1. A leak detector for installation between a gasket and a flange of a flanged drain pipe connection of a wastewater plumbing fixture comprising:
a flat base sheet bound by opposing first and second surfaces and an outer perimeter, the base sheet defining an aperture sized to be approximately equal to a radial cross-sectional area of the drain pipe; a wick material barrier coupled to the base between the aperture and the outer perimeter in a substantially continuous strip around the aperture, the wick material barrier interrupted by one or more gap regions, each gap region defined by a pair of wick material ends; a liquid sensor in fluid communication with at least one pair of wick material ends; and a water-impermeable material coupled to the base sheet and surrounding the at least one pair of wick material ends to form a water-impermeable enclosure defining an interior cavity comprising the at least one pair of wick material ends and the liquid sensor.