Patent ID: 9732735
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F03B,F03G,F05B,Y02A,Y02E,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for raising water, the apparatus comprising: at least one container movable between at least a descended position and a ascended position within a body of water; a non-water-permeable membrane positioned within the at least one container, wherein the membrane is movable within an interior compartment of the at least one container to separate the interior compartment into at least a first and a second portion; at least one vent structure within a wall of the at least one container, wherein movement of the membrane controls a flow of water through the at least one vent structure and into at least one of the first and second portions; a trough positioned proximate to a surface of the body of water, wherein the at least one container is movably engagable to an angled protrusion of the trough, wherein a quantity of water within the at least one container is expelled from the at least one container into the trough while the at least one container moves past the trough; and a seal formed from an expandable sack and positioned between the at least one container and the angled protrusion of the trough.