Mobile reservoir system and method for reusing unused clean water
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
E03B-001/00
B23P-019/00
E03B-001/04
출원번호
US-0896136
(2013-05-16)
등록번호
US-9180561
(2015-11-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Hammer, Scott David
출원인 / 주소
Hammer, Scott David
대리인 / 주소
Hemingway, D. Scott
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7
초록▼
The present invention supports a reservoir system and method that allows a household or user to collect, retain and reuse unused clean water (i.e. clean water left in buckets, glasses, cups, etc.) instead of dumping it down a drain. Rain water may also be collected, retained and used. The reservoir
The present invention supports a reservoir system and method that allows a household or user to collect, retain and reuse unused clean water (i.e. clean water left in buckets, glasses, cups, etc.) instead of dumping it down a drain. Rain water may also be collected, retained and used. The reservoir system includes a reservoir tank for storing the water, dump bucket to receive the water, a piping and water releasing mechanism to release the water being stored and a mobility mechanism to allow for transportability of the system. The reservoir system is designed to help combat the current green initiative to save water for more practical uses.
대표청구항▼
1. A reservoir system, comprising: a tank having top side, a bottom side, lateral vertical sides, longitudinal vertical sides, an air valve and a volumetric capacity to store a liquid;a dump bucket, having a top surface and a bottom surface, where the bottom surface is secured to the top side of the
1. A reservoir system, comprising: a tank having top side, a bottom side, lateral vertical sides, longitudinal vertical sides, an air valve and a volumetric capacity to store a liquid;a dump bucket, having a top surface and a bottom surface, where the bottom surface is secured to the top side of the tank, said dump bucket defining a bucket opening that extends from said top surface to said bottom surface of said dump bucket;a pour valve structure secured to the bottom surface of said dump bucket is associated with the entire bucket opening;a tank pipe having two ends with one end secured to a release valve and the other end extending into the bottom side of said tank, said release valve coupled to said tank pipe and secured to the bottom side of said tank, said tank pipe and release valve providing a release for fluid stored within the tank; a spout pipe and a switch, said spout pipe secured to the bottom side of said tank and having two ends with one end coupled to said release valve and the other end adapted to attach to a hose, said switch secured to the release valve allowing a user to toggle between the liquid from the tank pipe and liquid from the spout pipe; anda mobility mechanism having front wheels and rear wheels coupled to the bottom side of said tank. 2. The reservoir system of claim 1, wherein said top surface of said dump bucket tapers downward from an outer edge of said top surface down to said bucket opening to funnel any liquid on the top surface toward the bucket opening. 3. The reservoir system of claim 1, wherein said mobility mechanism also has a front axle and a rear axle, said front axle and rear axle secured to the bottom side of said tank, said axles positioned laterally extending from one longitudinal vertical side to the other longitudinal side, said front wheels secured to the front axle and said rear wheels secured to the rear axle. 4. The reservoir system of claim 3, wherein said front axle is adapted to pivot. 5. The reservoir system of claim 1, wherein said reservoir system has a handle secured to the tank. 6. The reservoir system of claim 4, wherein said reservoir system has a handle secured to the pivotable front axle, said handle assisting with steering functions when said reservoir system is in transit. 7. The reservoir system of claim 1, wherein said tank pipe coupled with the release valve extends in a lateral direction along the bottom side of the tank. 8. The reservoir system of claim 1, wherein said tank has a liquid level indicator. 9. The reservoir system of claim 1, wherein said tank has a hose hook secured to said tank and adapted to receive a hose. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein said tank pipe coupled with the release valve extends in a lateral direction along the bottom side of the tank. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein said tank has a liquid level indicator. 12. A method of providing a reservoir system for storing and using unused liquid, comprising the steps of: providing a tank having top side, a bottom side, lateral vertical sides, longitudinal vertical sides, an air valve and a volumetric capacity to store a liquid;securing a dump bucket, having a top surface and a bottom surface, to the top side of the tank with the top side of said tank adjacent the bottom surface of said dump bucket, said dump bucket having a bucket opening that extends from said top surface to said bottom surface of said dump bucket;securing a pour valve structure to the bottom surface of said dump bucket, said pour valve structure associated with the entire bucket opening;providing a tank pipe having two ends and securing one end to a release valve and extending the other end into the bottom side of said tank,coupling said release valve to said tank pipe and securing said release valve to the bottom side of said tank, said tank pipe and release valve providing a release for fluid stored within the tank;securing a spout pipe having two ends to the bottom side of said tank and attaching one end to said release valve and adapting the other end to attach to a hose;securing a switch to the release valve allowing a user to toggle between the liquid from the tank pipe and liquid from the spout pipe; andcoupling a mobility mechanism having front wheels and rear wheels to the bottom side of said tank. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein said top surface of said dump bucket tapers downward from an outer edge of said top surface down to said bucket opening to funnel any liquid on the top surface toward the bucket opening. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein said mobility mechanism also has a front axle and a rear axle, said front axle and rear axle secured to the bottom side of said tank, said front axle and rear axle positioned laterally extending from one longitudinal vertical side to the other longitudinal side, said front wheels secured to the front axle and said rear wheels secured to the rear axle. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein said front axle is adapted to pivot. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of securing a handle to the pivotable front axle, said handle assisting with steering functions when said reservoir system is in transit. 17. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of securing a handle to the tank. 18. A reservoir system, comprising: a tank having top side, a bottom side, lateral vertical sides, longitudinal vertical sides, an air valve and a volumetric capacity to store a liquid;a dump bucket structure, having a top surface and a bottom surface, where the bottom surface is secured to the top side of the tank, said dump bucket defining a bucket opening that extends from said top surface to said bottom surface of said dump bucket, said top surface of said dump bucket tapers downward from an outer edge of said top surface down to said bucket opening to funnel any liquid on the top surface toward the bucket opening;a pour valve structure secured to the bottom surface of said dump bucket is associated with the entire bucket opening;a tank pipe having two ends with one end secured to a release valve and the other end extending into the bottom side of said tank, said release valve coupled to said tank pipe and secured to the bottom side of said tank, said tank pipe and release valve providing a release for fluid stored within the tank;a spout pipe secured to the bottom side of said tank and having two ends with one end coupled to said release valve and the other end adapted to attach to a hose;a switch secured to the release valve allowing a user to toggle between the liquid from the tank pipe and liquid from the spout pipe; anda mobility mechanism having front wheels secured to a front axle and rear wheels secured to a rear axle, said front axle and rear axle secured to the bottom side of said tank, said front axle and rear axle positioned laterally extending from one longitudinal vertical side to the other longitudinal side. 19. The reservoir system of claim 18, wherein said front axle is adapted to pivot. 20. The reservoir system of claim 18, wherein said reservoir system has a handle secured to the tank. 21. The reservoir system of claim 19, wherein said reservoir system has a handle secured to the pivotable front axle, said handle assisting with steering functions when said reservoir system is in transit. 22. The reservoir system of claim 18, wherein said tank pipe and spout pipe coupled with the release valve extends in a lateral direction along the bottom side of the tank. 23. The reservoir system of claim 18, wherein said tank has a liquid level indicator. 24. The reservoir system of claim 18, wherein said tank has a hose hook secured to said tank and adapted to receive a hose.
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