Rain water vessel
OwnerGeorge Henry Hartinventor
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Abstract
A rain water vessel (1) includes a water inlet (21), a main tank (26), a dump tank (27) inside the main tank, and a diverter valve (31, 32). The diverter valve (31, 32) is, after a period without rainfall of less than 1 hour, normally in a first condition in which it directs rain water entering the inlet (21) into the dump tank (27). A float (33) is operated when the dump tank is filled with water to a predetermined amount, to cause the diverter valve to be put in a second condition in which it causes the rain water to flow to the main tank (26). A drain (34, 36) lowers the amount of water in the dump tank over a period of time in excess of 1 minute by outflow to exterior of the vessel (1).
Claims12
A rain water vessel comprising
- a water inlet,
- a main tank,
- a dump tank positioned inside the main tank,
- a diverter valve,
- wherein the diverter valve is, after a period without rainfall of less than 1 hour, normally in a first condition such that on rainfall commencing to direct rain water entering the inlet to cause the rain water to flow to the dump tank,
- control means operative, on the dump tank being filled with water to a predetermined amount, to cause the diverter valve to be put in a second condition such that on rain fall continuing to direct rain water entering the inlet to cause the rain water to flow to the main tank, and
- drain means operative, when the dump tank contains said predetermined amount, to lower the amount of water in the dump tank over a period of time in excess of 1 minute by outflow to the exterior of the vessel
- wherein the diverter valve comprises a chute with the chute being pivotally mounted on the dump tank such that in the first condition it is inclined towards an interior of the dump tank and in the second condition it is inclined toward outside the dump tank and into the main tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.