Adjustable apparatus for water capture
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Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for water capture. A water collection opening is shaped to collect water from a water source. A water outlet is in fluid communication with a water collection opening to receive collected water from a water source through the water collection opening. A horizontal adjustment mechanism is configured to provide mechanical support to a water outlet and a water collection opening at any one of a plurality of user selectable positions at different horizontal offsets relative to a water source to accommodate different sizes and types of water sources.
Claims18
An apparatus comprising:
- a water collection opening shaped to collect water from a water source;
- a water outlet in fluid communication with the water collection opening to receive collected water from the water source through the water collection opening;
- a horizontal adjustment mechanism configured to provide mechanical support to the water outlet and the water collection opening at any one of a plurality of user selectable positions at different horizontal offsets relative to the water source to accommodate different sizes and types of water sources;
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- a vertical adjustment mechanism configured to engage the water source on one end of the vertical adjustment mechanism, the horizontal adjustment mechanism extending from an opposite end of the vertical adjustment mechanism.
A system comprising:
- a conical water collection opening positionable to collect water from a showerhead;
- a water outlet in fluid communication with the conical water collection opening and receiving collected water from the showerhead through the conical water collection opening;
- a horizontal adjustment mechanism providing mechanical support to the water outlet and the conical water collection opening at any one of a plurality of user selectable positions at different horizontal offsets relative to the showerhead;
- a vertical adjustment mechanism coupled to the water source on one end of the vertical adjustment mechanism, the horizontal adjustment mechanism extending from an opposite end of the vertical adjustment mechanism;
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- a radial adjustment mechanism configured to rotatably couple the horizontal adjustment mechanism to an opposite end of the vertical adjustment mechanism such that the horizontal adjustment mechanism is radially rotatable around an axis of the radial adjustment mechanism.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for collecting water from a water source;
- means for storing the collected water from the water source for reuse;
- means for providing mechanical support to the means for collecting the water at any one of a plurality of user selectable positions at different horizontal offsets relative to the water source to accommodate different sizes and types of water sources;
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- means for radially rotating the means for collecting water around the water source to place the water collection opening selectively in front of the water source and to one or more other sides of the water source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.