METHOD AND DEVICE TO COLLECT WATER

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a device to collect rain water, and during favorable conditions, condense humidity out from the air during night time by using a foldable membrane and a hose to bring the water out to a transport container. To obtain mobility the supporting walls of the equipment are inflatable and may be temporarily connected to the ground but also to a boat or similar when floating.

Claims

1. A device for collecting rainwater as a drinking water, characterized in that said device comprises a mobile rainwater collecting membrane (2) increased to a level of at least one inflatable support wall (1), wherein said at least one inflatable support wall (1) is arranged to allow the device to float on water, said device is arranged to allow gravimetric drain of the rain water to occur through a substantially centrally positioned drain hole (3) of the membrane (2) and through an outlet hose (9), the one end of said outlet hose (9) is connected to an outlet of the substantially centrally positioned drain hole (3) of the membrane (2) at an underside of said membrane (2) and inside of said at least one inflatable support wall (1); the other end of said outlet hose (9) is arranged outside of said at least one inflatable support wall (1); an outlet (4) of said outlet hose (9) is arranged to allow said gravimetric drain of the rain water from said device to a collection vessel without the device supporting substrate being able to contaminate the collected rainwater; said outlet (4) is arranged outside of said at least one inflatable support wall (1).

2. Device according to claim 1, wherein the wear exposed parts are made of reinforced plastic or rubber foil.

3. Device according to claim 1, wherein inflation of the at least one support wall takes place via at least one gas cartridge to at least one wall connection (7).

4. Device according to claim 3, wherein a valve automatically opens gas cartridge pressure to inflation of the support walls, in contact with water.

5. Device according to claim 1, wherein the funnel membrane (2) outlet hole (3) or to the drain hose is provided with a filter for water treatment, wherein the filter includes activated carbon.

6. Device according to claim 1, wherein the attachment eyelets (6) are fitted for anchoring the device.

7. Device according to claim 1, wherein a holding rope or handles is/are located in top of the support wall.

8. Device according to claim 7, wherein the supporting wall buoyancy in water so dimensioned that people can stay afloat by holding on to said holding rope or handles.

9. Method for collecting rain water in a device according to claim 1, characterized in that a mobile rainwater collecting membrane (2) is increased to a level of at least one inflatable support wall (1), said inflatable support wall (1) allows the device to float on water; said device allowing gravimetric drain of the rain water to occur through a substantially centrally positioned drain hole (3) of the membrane (2) and through an outlet hose (9) connected at one of its ends to the membrane at an underside of said membrane and arranged inside of said at least one inflatable support wall (1) and the other end of said outlet hose (9) forming an outlet (4), said outlet (4) is arranged on an outside of said at least one inflatable support wall (1), said outlet (4) allowing drain of the collected rain water to a collection vessel without the device supporting substrate being able to contaminate the collected rainwater.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] The invention will be more closely described below in connection to the enclosed drawings showing one embodiment. Thus the invention is not restricted to just this shown embodiment but other examples can be made within the scope of the present invention.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a 3-D view of equipment

[0011] FIG. 2 is a plan view from above, and

[0012] FIG. 3 is a transparent side view

LIST OF THE USED PARENTETIC REFERENCES

[0013] 1, inflatable supporting wall

[0014] 2, funnel membrane

[0015] 3, outlet hole

[0016] 4, draining hose

[0017] 5, anchoring tab

[0018] 6, eyelet

[0019] 7, air valve

[0020] 8, anchoring attachment

[0021] 9, hose connection