Portable self-contained solar powered water purifier

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means supported by the housing means above water to be treated;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated;
• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the purification means to enable the purification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein;
• means for sealing the electrical connecting means between the solar cell means and purification means to prevent the entry of water therebetween;
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• said housing means including a substantially hermetically sealed hollow buoyant element, said housing means being constructed to prevent distortion thereof when subjected to heat.

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means supported by the housing means above water to be treated;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated;
• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the purification means to enable the purification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein;
• means for sealing the electrical connecting means between the solar cell means and purification means to prevent the entry of water therebetween;
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• said housing means being made of electrically conductive material with sufficient rigidity to overcome distortion thereof when subjected to heat, said electrically conductive material housing means interacting with said purification means to purify water.

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means supported by the housing means above water to be treated;
• electrolytic purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated and including sacrificial anode means providing ionized metallic ions and cathode means;
• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the electrolytic purification means to enable the electrolytic purification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein;
• said sacrificial anode means being made from an alloy consisting of at least copper;
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• said housing means being formed from electrically conductive material, said electrically conductive material housing means serving as said cathode means to interact with said sacrificial anode means in purifying water.

A portable self-contained solar-powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means received within an upper cavity of said housing means to support the solar cell means above water to be treated;
• clear sealing means for securing and sealing said solar cell means within the upper cavity of said housing means while enabling the sun to activate the solar cell means, said clear sealing means comprising a clear lens;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated;
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• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the purification means to enable the plurification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein.

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means supported by the housing means above water to be treated;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated;
• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the purification means to enable the purification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein;
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• magnetic means positioned within the housing means for magnetic conditioning of the water.

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means supported by the housing means above water to be treated;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated and including sacrificial anode means and cathode means;
• said sacrificial anode means being formed as a solid cylinder and providing ionized metallic ions for purifying the water;
• said cathode means being formed as a spirally wound wire cathode which surrounds said sacrificial anode means and providing abstraction of electrons to facilitate the release of oxygen into the water;
• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the sacrificial anode means and cathode means to provide purification of water when the purifier is placed therein;
• a substrate underlying said solar cell means and supported by an upper surface of said buoyant housing means, said substrate being connected to and supporting said sacrificial anode means at least partially below water to be treated when the purifier is placed therein;
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• said housing means including a hollow hub section extending therethrough for receiving said spirally wound wire cathode in order to support same at least partially below water to be treated when the purifier is placed therein.

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• a buoyant housing;
• solar photovoltaic cell means supported by a substrate which rests on an upper surface of said buoyant housing;
• a sacrificial anode being formed as a solid cylinder and being electrically interconnected to said solar photovoltaic cell means to provide ionized metallic ions for purifying the water;
• a spirally wound wire cathode surrounding said sacrificial anode cylinder and being electrically interconnected to said solar photovoltaic cell means to provide for the abstraction of electrons facilitating the release of oxygen into the water;
• a hollow hub section included in said housing and supporting said spirally wound wire cathode therefrom;
• a conductive bolt extending through said substrate and being electrically connected to said solar cell, said conductive bolt being threadably and electrically interconnected to said sacrificial anode for supporting same relative to said substrate;
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• means for sealing the electrical connections between said solar photovoltaic cell means and said sacrificial anode and said spirally wound wire cathode to prevent the entry of water therebetween.

A portable self-contained solar powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means supported by the housing means above water to be treated;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated and including sacrificial anode means providing ionized metallic ions for purifying the water and cathode means providing abstraction of electrons to facilitate the release of oxygen into the water;
• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the electrolytic purification means to enable the electrolytic purification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein;
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• diode means for preventing reverse current flow between the anode means and cathode means.

A portable self-contained solar-powered water purifier comprising:

• housing means for buoyantly supporting the purifier;
• solar cell means received within an upper cavity of said housing means to support the solar cell means above water to be treated;
• purification means depending from the housing means so as to be positioned in water to be treated, said purification means comprising multiple electrodes with switching means for activating certain of the electrodes for operation;
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• means for electrically connecting the solar cell means to the purification means to enable the purification means to purify water when the purifier is placed therein.