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AssigneeThe Pennington School, Women in STEM Solving Problems ("WISSP")
InventorsSusan WIRSIG, Avery SICHEL, Maxwell GIBBARD, Daisy HUTNIK, Elliot OVERHISER, Gloria LIU, Jack FERMO, Ronan KARP, Christopher LY, Shubh GANGRADE, Jenny ZHU, Liam GOLDSTEIN, Miami CELENTANA, Samuel BAHALA, Lefted KANYIKA
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The present disclosure provides a device, a system, and a method for filtering liquids, in particular for filtering gray water such that it can be reused for multiple purposes. Also provided is an optional step of purifying the liquid with a chemical such that the filtered liquid is also potable.
A filtration device comprising a basin for receiving liquid to be filtered, wherein said basin comprises one or more shafts on the bottom surface of the basin, and wherein the one or more shafts are configured to tightly connect to a receptacle for receiving and filtering the liquid.
The filtration device of claim 1 comprising multiple shafts.
The filtration system of claim 5, wherein the one or more receptacles comprise one or more layers of filter materials.
The filtration system of claim 6, wherein the one or more receptacles comprise a layer of fibrous material.
The filtration system of claim 7, wherein the one or more receptacles further comprise a granular layer on top of the layer of fibrous material.
The filtration system of claim 8, wherein the one or more receptacles further comprise a layer of coarse mineral material on top of the granular layer.
The filtration system of claim 13, further comprising a vessel into which the basin and threaded receptacles are placed, such that the liquid can flow from the basin, be filtered through the receptacles, and be received as filtered liquid in the vessel.
The filtration system of claim 14, further comprising tubing which acts as a syphon to remove filtered liquid from the vessel.
The filtration system of claim 15, further comprising a collection container for receiving the filtered liquid via the tubing from the vessel.
The kit of claim 19, further comprising a chemical purifying agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.