Portable water supply
AssigneeMarlido, LLC
InventorWilliam Seibold
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Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosed invention provide for a wheeled apparatus suitable for storing liquids, such as water for consumption, when ordinary drinking water may be scarce or unavailable. Embodiments disclosed herein can be collapsed and stored in a small profile arrangement during periods when the apparatus is not in use. Embodiments may comprise wheels so that the apparatus may be assembled in one location and rolled to a water source, and rolled to shelter when full of water. Embodiments may provide a hose to connect the apparatus to a standard household faucets or spigots. Once the present invention is filled, it can be rolled to storage location while awaiting future needs. After an emergency situation passes, the apparatus may be drained and re-packed for storage.
Claims32
A water storage apparatus comprising:
- a base comprising a lower horizontal surface, one or more wheels attached to the base, a plurality of walls extending upwardly from edges of the lower horizontal surface, thereby forming a recess in the base defined by the walls and the lower horizontal surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of walls has a hole configured to be detachably coupled to a fluid dispenser;
- an upper portion comprising an upper horizontal surface having a plurality of walls extending downwardly from edges of the upper horizontal surface, thereby forming a recess in the upper portion defined by the walls of the upper portion and the upper horizontal surface, wherein the upper horizontal surface comprises a hole;
- a plurality of removable panels extending from the base to the upper portion forming a chamber defined by the plurality of removable panels, the base, and the upper portion, wherein the removable panels are separable from one another, and are configured to fit in a housing defined by the recess of the base and the recess of the upper portion when the base is adjacent to the upper portion;
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- a flexible bladder contained within the plurality of removable panels, and comprising an orifice substantially aligned with the hole in the upper horizontal surface.
A water storage apparatus comprising:
- a base comprising a lower horizontal surface, one or more wheels attached to the base, a plurality of walls extending upwardly from edges of the lower horizontal surface, thereby forming a recess in the base defined by the walls and the lower horizontal surface, wherein at least one of the plurality of walls has a hole configured to be detachably coupled to a fluid dispenser;
- an upper portion comprising an upper horizontal surface having a plurality of walls extending downwardly from edges of the upper horizontal surface, thereby forming a recess in the upper portion defined by the walls of the upper portion and the upper horizontal surface, wherein the upper horizontal surface comprises a hole;
- a plurality of removable panels extending from the base to the upper portion forming a chamber defined by the plurality of removable panels, the base, and the upper portion, wherein the removable panels are separable from one another, and are configured to stack upon one another between the base and the upper portion whereby the base is adjacent to a first end of the stack and the upper portion is adjacent to an opposing second end of the stack;
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- a flexible bladder contained within the plurality of removable panels, and comprising an orifice substantially aligned with the hole of the upper horizontal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.