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US 8,075,678 B1Granted
Portable water extracting and purification system and associated method
OwnerJerome Rene Zerahinventor
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Abstract
A portable water extracting and purification system for converting filtered ambient air moisture into water may include a free-standing support frame and a reservoir removably engaged to the support frame and provided with a handle. The system may further include a mechanism for filtering ambient air prior to entering the support frame. Additionally, a mechanism may be included for extracting moisture from the filtered ambient air by inducing condensation to form and deposit water into the reservoir. An additional mechanism may be included for automatically toggling the moisture extracting mechanism between operating and non-operating modes upon detecting first and second triggering events respectively.
Claims8
A portable water extracting and purification system for converting filtered ambient air moisture into water, said portable water extracting and purification system comprising:
- a free-standing support frame;
- a reservoir removably engaged to said support frame;
- means for filtering ambient air prior to entering said support frame;
- means for extracting moisture from the filtered ambient air by inducing condensation to form and deposit water into said reservoir;
- and
- means for automatically toggling said moisture extracting means between operating and non-operating modes upon detecting first and second triggering events respectively;
- wherein said ambient air filtering means comprises:
- a chamber formed at a top end of said support frame;
- an opening formed at a top end of said chamber;
- and
- an air filter removably positioned at said opening of said chamber such that air-borne debris is prohibited from entering said chamber as ambient air ingresses said chamber through said air filter;
- wherein said moisture extracting means comprises:
- a plurality of temperature regulating coils statically seated within said chamber;
- a catch pan situated within said chamber and disposed subjacent to said temperature regulating coils, said catch pan being arranged in such a manner that the water is received directly from said condensation coils and thereafter downwardly directed along a converging path towards said reservoir;
- and
- a discharge outlet formed at a bottom region of said converging path and being in fluid communication with said reservoir to thereby channel and deposit the water into said reservoir;
- wherein said moisture extracting means further comprises a power source in selective communication with said moisture extracting means for selectively supplying power thereto when said triggering event is not detected;
- wherein said automatic toggling means comprises a manually-actuated operating switch electrically coupled to said power source for manually toggling said moisture extracting means between the operating and non-operating modes respectively;
- wherein said automatic toggling means further comprises:
- a seal extending along a bottom surface of said chamber and being directly abutted against a top opening of said reservoir when said reservoir is positioned directly beneath said chamber;
- and
- a locking mechanism pivotally coupled directly to said chamber and being selectively engaged with said reservoir in such a manner that a top opening of said reservoir is frictionally urged against said seal to thereby prohibit condensation from escaping out of said reservoir.
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A portable water extracting and purification system for converting filtered ambient air moisture into water, said portable water extracting and purification system comprising:
- a free-standing support frame;
- a reservoir removably engaged to said support frame and being provided with a handle;
- means for filtering ambient air prior to entering said support frame;
- means for extracting moisture from the filtered ambient air by inducing condensation to form and deposit water into said reservoir;
- and
- means for automatically toggling said moisture extracting means between operating and non-operating modes upon detecting first and second triggering events respectively;
- wherein said ambient air filtering means comprises:
- a chamber formed at a top end of said support frame;
- an opening formed at a top end of said chamber;
- and
- an air filter removably positioned at said opening of said chamber such that air-borne debris is prohibited from entering said chamber as ambient air ingresses said chamber through said air filter;
- wherein said moisture extracting means comprises:
- a plurality of temperature regulating coils statically seated within said chamber;
- a catch pan situated within said chamber and disposed subjacent to said temperature regulating coils, said catch pan being arranged in such a manner that the water is received directly from said condensation coils and thereafter downwardly directed along a converging path towards said reservoir;
- and
- a discharge outlet formed at a bottom region of said converging path and being in fluid communication with said reservoir to thereby channel and deposit the water into said reservoir;
- wherein said moisture extracting means further comprises a power source in selective communication with said moisture extracting means for selectively supplying power thereto when said triggering event is not detected;
- wherein said automatic toggling means comprises a manually-actuated operating switch electrically coupled to said power source for manually toggling said moisture extracting means between the operating and non-operating modes respectively;
- wherein said automatic toggling means further comprises:
- a seal extending along a bottom surface of said chamber and being directly abutted against a top opening of said reservoir when said reservoir is positioned directly beneath said chamber;
- and
- a locking mechanism pivotally coupled directly to said chamber and being selectively engaged with said reservoir in such a manner that a top opening of said reservoir is frictionally urged against said seal to thereby prohibit condensation from escaping out of said reservoir.
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