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Moisture control system for a foundation

US4878781A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1988
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 6, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D3/10
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A moisture control system for controlling the moisture level of subsoil adjacent the foundation of a building in which a supply pipe extends in the subsoil along an area adjacent the foundation and an accumulator pipe is disposed adjacent the supply pipe. A plurality of porous pipes are each connected between the supply pipe and the accumulator pipe and are adapted to allow seepage of water into the subsoil.

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