Modular solar-energy and rainwater collection apparatus
AssigneeIntuitive Designs (Jersey) Ltd.
InventorWendy Thomson
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Abstract
A modular solar-energy and rainwater collection apparatus (10) comprising: a collector mount (12) adapted both for securement to a building and to an angularly-adjustable support (110); a plurality of rainwater collectors (14) supportable by the collector mount (12), each rainwater collector (14) having a base (18), and at least one solar-cell retainer (20), for securing at least one solar cell (22) relative to the base (18) of at least one said rainwater collector (14); and connection means (16), for rigidly interconnecting a plurality of like rainwater collectors (14) so that the bases (18) are in abutted liquid communication with each other thus forming a modular rainwater collection area (36).
Claims26
A modular solar-energy and rainwater collection apparatus comprising:
- a collector mount adapted both for securement to a building and to an angularly-adjustable support;
- a plurality of rainwater collectors supportable by the collector mount, each rainwater collector having:
- a base;
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- at least one solar-cell retainer, for securing at least one solar cell relative to the base of at least one said rainwater collector;
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- a connector for rigidly interconnecting a plurality of like rainwater collectors so that the bases are in abutted liquid communication with each other thus forming a modular rainwater collection area.
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A modular solar-energy and rainwater collection apparatus comprising:
- a collector mount adapted both for securement to a building and to an angularly-adjustable support;
- at least one solar cell for collecting solar energy;
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- a plurality of rainwater collectors supportable by the collector mount, each rainwater collector having:
- a base;
- and
- at least one solar-cell retainer, for securing at least one solar cell relative to the base of at least one said rainwater collector;
- and a connector for rigidly interconnecting a plurality of like rainwater collectors so that the bases are in abutted liquid communication with each other thus forming a modular rainwater collection area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.