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US 2004/0200542 A1Published application
Rainwater collection and bottling system
OwnerJan Andreas Adriaan Krugerinventor
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Abstract
Rainwater collection apparatus comprises a tank with a catchment cone above it. Between an outlet at the bottom of the cone and an inlet at the top of the tank is a sediment trap which comprises an annular chamber. An inlet pipe with openings near its upper end extends into the chamber, so that when the chamber overflows in use, the container is filled. Drain valves permit flushing of the sediment trap. The apparatus may form part of a system which includes storage, purification and bottling equipment.
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Rainwater collection apparatus comprising:
- a container having an inlet and an outlet;
- a catchment element having an outlet and defining a surface shaped to receive rainwater and to channel it towards the outlet;
- a sediment trap disposed between the outlet of the catchment element and the inlet of the container, the sediment trap comprising an annular chamber disposed about the inlet of the container in communication with the outlet of the catchment element and the inlet of the container and extending below the level of the inlet of the container, so that rainwater flowing from the outlet of the catchment element flows into the chamber of the sediment trap, and then into the container when the rain water in the chamber overflows through the inlet of the container;
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- at least one drainage conduit in communication with the chamber of the sediment trap, with a valve arranged to control liquid flow through the drainage conduit, to permit periodic flushing and cleaning of the sediment trap.
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A rainwater collection and bottling system comprising:
- a container having an inlet and an outlet;
- a catchment element having an outlet and defining a surface shaped to receive rainwater and to channel it towards the outlet;
- a sediment trap disposed between the outlet of the catchment element and the inlet of the container, the sediment trap comprising an annular chamber disposed about the inlet of the container in communication with the outlet of the catchment element and the inlet of the container and extending below the level of the inlet of the container, so that rainwater flowing from the outlet of the catchment element flows into the chamber of the sediment trap, and then into the container when the rainwater in the chamber overflows through the inlet of the container,
- at least one storage container for receiving rainwater from the rainwater collection apparatus;
- purification apparatus for purifying the rainwater;
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- a bottling plant for bottling the purified rainwater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.