Rain Water Divert and Collection Device
A device used to collect rain water from a down spout and allows excess water to exit the down spout as originally intended. The down spout is cut at the top of the device allowing the down spout transfers water to the tank of the device through the planter and water deflector device. The water enters the tank and fills the tank until the water reaches the spill way. The lower portion of the down spout is attached to the spill way so when the water enters the spill way, it travels down the down spout as originally intended. The tank and base having a taper construction with a channel allows the down spout to attach to the spillway and rout in various arrangements. The tank is mounted on a base to elevate the tank for access to the water. The water is extracted from the tank by opening a spigot and filling a container such as a watering can. A soaker hose can also be attached to the bottom of the tank to water nearby plants. A clean out is located at the bottom of the tank to cleanout debris accumulated from the downspout. An optional inserted water diverter can be installed to transfer the water directly to the spillway and down the down spout.
Provisional Patent Application Number 61/699,113
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe invention relates to rain collecting devices used to collect rain water from rain gutters or other means and use the rain water when needed. The rain water is extracted from the rain collector when needed for watering plants and other means.
It is known that other devices of various shapes and sizes collect rain and are connected in various fashions to rain gutter downspouts. Devices store rain water and have taps to extract water out of the container.
Many rain collecting devices have the rain gutter go into the device in an opening at the top of the device and when the device is full the water will run out of the same opening or a different opening dedicated for water to exit. There is not a method for allowing the excess rain water to transfer away from the foundation though the existing downspout arrangement.
Other devices connect to the downspout and have hoses connected to the rain collector to transfer rain. These devices restrict the flow of water to the device, easily clog up with debris and are difficult to clean out debris.
The downspout of the rain gutter is designed to have a flow of rain from the downspout and transfer water away from the foundation using elbow connections and extensions. The means for connecting to and extracting the rain from the downspout is critical to the downspout performance. The extracting method cannot jeopardize the flow of water through the downspout. Added restriction to flow may allow water to back up the downspout. It is necessary to keep the downspout configuration similar to the way it was installed to keep the rain away from the foundation.
Water stored in a container out sided is subject to cold weather and subject to freezing. The freeze and thaw of water expands and contracts causing damage to the container. It is necessary to allow a means to assure all the water is removed before the water can freeze. In view of the foregoing, it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a method to collect rain from a downspout that allows consistent flow of water from the downspout into a tank and continue down the downspout away from the foundation than the prior art.
Another object of the invention is to provide a method of capturing the rain water from the downspout in a less unobtrusive manor by integrated into the tank with a water deflecting method and spillway in the tank than the prior art.
A further object of the invention is to provide a more transparent connection of one device to another device to fill one or more additional tanks than the prior art.
Another object of the invention is to allow a complete cleanout of water and debris from the device than the prior art.
A further object of the invention is to provide a method to bypass the collection of water in the tank to go directly to the downspout and away from the foundation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe design of the top of the device allows for the rain water of a modified downspout to enter the tank. The downspout is cut and inserted into the top component. The top design deflects the rain water away from a spill way in the tank and is screened to reduce the amount of debris going into the tank.
The lower part of the downspout is attached to the spillway to allow the flow of water to exit the tank and go down the downspout similar to a downspouts typical configuration. The water in the tank is extracted by means of a tap, hose attachments, and a clean out.
The present invention will now be further described by way of example with reference to the accompany drawings, which illustrate the invention for better understanding of its specific structures and advantages. The figures are not necessarily to scale some features may be exaggerated or minimized to show details of particular components or processes. Therefore, specify structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art of variously employ the present invention.
As shown in the figures, the present invention is directed to a rain water divert and collection device 10 having a tank 20 with a top diverter 50 and a base 40.
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Claims
1. A rain water collection system for collecting rain water from a downspout comprising;
- A tank for containing water by means of allowing water to enter from the upper portion of said tank.
- Said tank has a back and is set in close proximity to a building wall and downspout.
- A downspout is modified to have an upper downspout and lower downspout arrangement.
- A diverter section is located in close proximity to the top of said tank and under said upper downspout.
- Said upper downspout comes from a rain gutter system and has an opening in close proximity to the top of said diverter.
- Said diverter having one end in fluid communication with said upper downspout and second end having a deflector and opening in fluid communication with said tank.
- Said tank having a water storage portion for collecting water and a spillway portion located in close proximity to the top of said tank and below the said diverter allowing water to exit said tank.
- Said spill way is located in close proximity to said diverter where said diverter has said deflector to deflect water away from said spillway and into said tank.
- Said spillway has an opening to be in fluid communication with a lower downspout.
- Said tank is configured to allow said lower downspout to route as originally intended.
2. A device of claim 1. Wherein said tank has a relatively liner back and is set in close proximity and approximately parallel to a building wall.
3. A device of claim 1. Wherein said rain collection device has a base located under said tank having an arrangement to allow said lower downspout to have a curved lower end to travel under the rain collection device.
4. A device of claim 1. Wherein the front of said base is constructed with an opening in the front allowing access to the bottom of said tank. Said tank has threaded caps located at the bottom of the said tank to open and extract water from said tank.
5. A device of claim 1. Wherein said tank has a vertical channel and top section with said spillway and a rectangular flange protruding downward to allow said lower downspout to be inserted over said flange. Said channel is sized to allow said lower downspout to fit into said channel.
6. A device in claim 1. Whereas said spillway deflector is located above said spillway and constructed with an arrangement to move the water toward said openings located on both sides of said spillway deflector.
7. A device in claim 1. Whereas said inlets have a screen covering said opening to screen out debris.
8. A device in claim 1 whereas said tank has an upper portion larger than the lower portion to allow room for the said downspout with a curved elbow to travel vertically down from said spillway parallel to said building wall and away from the tank.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 7, 2013
Publication Date: Jan 8, 2015
Inventor: Lynn Owen Ringdahl (Prior Lake, MN)
Application Number: 13/936,204