# US 11,993,924 B2 · Collecting unit for collecting a substance and method for assembling the collecting unit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,993,924 B2 - Document ID: US11993924B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/590,676 - Filed: 2022-02-01 - Published: 2023-08-31 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2022-02-01 - Assignees: Alexander Allen Neumann - Applicants: Alexander Allen Neumann - Inventors: Alexander Allen Neumann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11993924B2 ## CPC - E03B 3/02: from rain-water - E03B 3/03: Special vessels for collecting or storing rain-water for use in the household, e.g. water-butts {(containers for storage, in general, B65D)} - E03B: INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D) ## Abstract A collecting unit and method for assembling the collecting unit are described in the present disclosure. The unit comprises a detachable frame structure and a collector arrangement. The frame structure comprises legs and a hub having holes on the surface of the hub. A first end of each of the legs is inserted in at least one hole of the hub. The arrangement comprises a collapsible plane having a first side for collecting a substance and a bottom side facing hub. Connecting assembly is provisioned for establishing a connection between each corner of the plane and the second end of the corresponding leg. The collector arrangement further comprises a geometry defining mechanism to define the geometry of the plane. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A collecting unit for collecting substance, the collecting unit comprises: a collector arrangement placed to collect substance; and a detachable frame structure, wherein the detachable frame structure comprises: a hub having a plurality of holes on a surface; a plurality of legs, wherein a first end of each of said plurality of legs is inserted in at least one hole from the plurality of holes, wherein at-least two legs of the plurality of legs is lesser in length as compared to other legs of the plurality of legs; and a leg cord accommodated inside each leg from the plurality of legs, wherein a first cord end of the leg cord is attached to a connector tip, and a second cord end of the leg cord is attached, within the hub, to a second cord end of a leg cord accommodated inside other leg oppositely inserted in the detachable frame structure; wherein the collector arrangement comprises: a collapsible plane having a first side for collecting the substance and a bottom side facing the hub; a connecting assembly attached at each corner of the collapsible plane, for establishing connection between each corner of the collapsible plane with a second end of the plurality of legs, such that corners of a first edge of the collapsible plane is connected with the at least two legs of the plurality of legs; and a geometry defining mechanism to establish connection between a center of the bottom side with the detachable frame structure, wherein the geometry defining mechanism defines geometry of the collapsible plane. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The collecting unit of claim 1, wherein each leg from the plurality of legs comprises at least one of: two or more straight poles; an angled pole, wherein the two or more straight poles and the angled pole are connected to form the leg with the first end and the second end; and the connector tip accommodated at the second end of the leg to connect with a corner of the collapsible plane. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the detachable frame structure further comprises: a securing mechanism to secure the plurality of legs firmly on the surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the connecting assembly, at each corner of the collapsible plane, comprises: a first looped ribbon attached on the collapsible plane at the corner; and a grommet on the first looped ribbon, wherein the second end of the corresponding leg is accommodated within the grommet. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the geometry defining mechanism comprises: a second looped ribbon attached at the center of the bottom side; and a pulling cord, wherein a first cord end of the pulling cord is attached to the second looped ribbon, and a second cord end of the pulling cord is attached to the detachable frame structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The collecting unit of claim 5, wherein the second cord end of the pulling cord is coupled with a hooking component to hook with one of the plurality of legs of the detachable frame structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The collecting unit of claim 1, wherein the collector arrangement further comprises: a substance collecting and container holding mechanism attached at the first edge of the collapsible plane, to accommodate the container and collect the substance in the container. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The collecting unit of claim 7, wherein the substance collecting and container holding mechanism comprises: a control stitch on the first edge to control movement of the collected substance; and an egress, formed on a top surface towards the first edge. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The collecting unit as claimed in claim 8, wherein the substance collecting and container holding mechanism further comprises: a funnel structure attached to the bottom side, beneath the egress. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The collecting unit of claim 9, wherein the funnel structure comprises: a fabric mesh in a cone shape, with a vertex side of the fabric mesh facing the container and a base side of the fabric mesh attached to the first edge; and a wire mesh placed on the base side of the fabric mesh. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The collecting unit of claim 8, wherein the substance collecting and container holding mechanism further comprises: a container pouch fitted at the first edge to accommodate the container, wherein the container pouch comprises a locking mechanism to hold the container within the container pouch. ### Claim 12 A method for assembling a collecting unit for collecting substance, said collecting unit comprises a detachable frame structure and a collector arrangement, the method comprising: assembling the detachable frame structure using a plurality of legs and a hub having plurality of holes on a surface, wherein a first end of each of said plurality of legs is inserted in one hole of the plurality of holes, wherein at-least two legs of the plurality of legs is lesser in length as compared to other legs of the plurality of legs, assembling the detachable frame structure further comprises: accommodating a leg cord inside each leg from the plurality of legs such that a first cord end of the leg cord is attached to a connector tip, and a second cord end of the leg cord is attached, within the hub, to a second cord end of a leg cord accommodated inside other leg oppositely inserted in the detachable frame structure; connecting each corner of a collapsible plane of the collector arrangement with the detachable frame structure using a connecting assembly attached to each corner of the collapsible plane, wherein the connecting assembly is used to establish connection between each corner of the collapsible plane and a second end of each of the plurality of legs such that corners of a first edge of the collapsible plane is connected with the at least two legs of the plurality of legs; and defining geometry of the collapsible plane using a geometry defining mechanism of the collector arrangement having a first side of the collapsible plane for collecting the substance and a bottom side facing the hub, by establishing connection between a center of the second side of the collapsible plane with the detachable frame structure, for collecting the substance. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein assembling the detachable frame structure further comprises: connecting two or more straight poles, and an angled pole to form each leg, from the plurality of legs, with the first end and the second end; and connecting each leg with a connector tip accommodated at the second end of the leg to connect with a corresponding corner of the collapsible plane. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein assembling the detachable frame structure further comprises: securing the plurality of legs firmly on the surface using a securing mechanism. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the connecting assembly at each corner of the collapsible plane, comprises: a first looped ribbon attached on the collapsible plane at the corner; and a grommet on the first looped ribbon, wherein the second end of the corresponding leg is accommodated within the grommet. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the geometry defining mechanism comprises: a second looped ribbon attached at the center of the bottom side; and a pulling cord, wherein a first cord end of the pulling cord is attached to the second looped ribbon, and a second cord end of the pulling cord is attached to the detachable frame structure, wherein the second cord end of the pulling cord is coupled with a hooking component to hook with one of the plurality of legs of the detachable frame structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, the collector arrangement further comprises a substance collecting and container holding mechanism comprising: a control stitch on the first edge to control movement of the collected substance; an egress, formed on a top surface towards the first edge; and optionally a container pouch fitted at the first edge to accommodate the container, wherein the container pouch comprises a locking mechanism to hold the container within the container pouch. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the substance collecting and container holding mechanism further comprises: a funnel structure attached to the bottom side, beneath the egress, wherein the funnel structure comprises: a fabric mesh in a cone shape, with a vertex side of the fabric mesh facing the container and a base side of the fabric mesh attached to the first edge; and a wire mesh placed on the base side of the fabric mesh.