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US 10,851,005 B2Granted
Water provision apparatuses and related methods
AssigneeVector Innovative Products, L.L.C.
InventorRichard Todd Kirkendall
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods of treating, storing, and delivering water such that the water may be suitable for washing, rinsing, etc., without forming water spots on a surface or finish. The disclosed systems and methods may treat and store water by a combination of filtration, reverse osmosis, and/or ion exchange.
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A vehicle wash water provision apparatus, comprising:
- a container configured to store treated water for use in washing vehicles, the container configured to seal the treated water from contaminants in ambient air, the container comprising a water inlet configured to receive untreated water and a water outlet configured to deliver the treated water;
- a particulate filter within the container, the particulate filter configured to receive the untreated water from the water inlet, the particulate filter configured to remove particles from the untreated water to provide filtered water;
- a reverse osmosis (RO) filter within the container, the RO filter configured to receive the filtered water from the particulate filter, the RO filter configured to remove dissolved impurities from the filtered water and deliver purified water;
- an ion exchange (IX) resin cartridge within the container, the IX resin cartridge configured to remove minerals from the purified water and provide the treated water;
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- a float switch mounted to an underside of a lid or to a wall of the container, wherein the float switch delivers the treated water provided by the IX resin cartridge to the container when a level of the treated water within the container drops below a threshold level that is monitored by the float switch.
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A vehicle wash water provision apparatus, comprising:
- a container configured to store treated water for use in washing vehicles, the container configured to seal the treated water from contaminants in ambient air, the container comprising a water inlet configured to receive untreated water and a water outlet configured to deliver the treated water;
- a particulate filter within the container, the particulate filter configured to receive the untreated water from the water inlet, the particulate filter configured to remove particles from the untreated water to provide filtered water;
- a reverse osmosis (RO) filter within the container, the RO filter configured to receive the filtered water from the particulate filter, the RO filter configured to remove dissolved impurities from the filtered water and deliver purified water;
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- an ion exchange (IX) resin cartridge within the container, the IX resin cartridge configured to remove minerals from the purified water and provide the treated water,
- wherein a lid is mounted to the container with a hinge, and wherein the lid may be a partial or full diameter of an opening of the container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.