Unique improved drainage system for basements

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A foundation wall and drainage tile system comprising a footer, a wall formed of hollow building blocks having openings in their upper and lower surfaces arranged vertically on said footer, the lowermost row of said building blocks having spaced portions in the inner wall surfaces thereof communicating with the interiors of said hollow building blocks and forming drainage openings adjacent an open area, a basement floor extending to said blocks and connecting thereto above said drainage openings, and wherein the improvement comprises an inner wall of said footer having said open area extending therealong, a drain means comprising a hollow member having a plurality of drain openings formed in a lower portion thereof positioned in said open area, and a substantially horizontal plate means bridging over said open area and supported on said drain means and a part of said blocks above said drainage openings, said drain means constructed so as to have a supporting shelf for said plate means and said open area being free of gravel and other filler means.
2.
A foundation wall and drainage system as in claim 1, where said drain means and open area extend the length of the footer and said drain means has a support shelf extending laterally therefrom at the upper margin thereof and supporting said plate means, said drain means being rectangular in vertical section.
3.
A drainage apparatus for a basement having a block outer wall and footer unit and a floor and including said outer wall and footer unit having an open area excavation at the inner margin thereof extending from the lower margin of said wall footer unit up to a level above said footer; said open area being free of gravel and other filler means; said outer wall having vertically extending openings therein that are aligned, an apertured drain pipe having a support shelf in said excavation and being spaced from said footer, said outer wall draining water therefrom into said excavation, said drain pipe enabling water to flow therethrough from said excavation, a support means secured to said outer wall on its inner surface at a level above said footer, and a substantially horizontal cover plate means bridging over a part of said excavation and connecting said drain pipe to said support means, a portion of said floor being supported by said cover plate