US Patent 11306427 Drain box and funnel

A drain box having a housing, a splash containment therein with a lower portion within a housing drain aperture, and a discharge conduit having a lower portion positioned within the splash containment in position above the drain aperture and extending upward through splash containment aperture, and an upper portion extending upward through a housing upper aperture and terminating above the housing upper portion for connection to an appliance discharge conduit. The conduit being attached to the housing to prevent a lower discharge conduit end from moving downward toward the drain aperture to less than a predetermined minimum distance above the housing drain aperture.