Patent ID: 7779855
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A01G,E04D,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rainwater collection, irrigation, and water conservation system, to collect rainwater for subsequent irrigation and ideal use when municipal water reservoirs are low and outdoor watering is restricted, the system comprising: a water holding reservoir, vertically located adjacent, yet unconnected, to a downspout of a dwelling, placed generally along a height of the downspout defined between a bottom and a top of the downspout, the water holding reservoir constructed in a narrow vertical size and elongated shape generally that of the downspout to which it is adjacent, having generally a same height and a consistent width from the bottom to the top of the downspout, and fluidly, and with no valve, coupled to a gutter attached to a roof of the dwelling, to store collected rainwater received from a gutter portion located upstream in a rainwater flow to the downspout; a water level indicator fluidly coupled to the water holding reservoir, externally located and vertically mounted alongside the water holding reservoir, the water level indicator extending the height from a bottom to a top of the water holding reservoir, the water level indicator being tubular and clear and utilizing a portion of the water contained within the water holding reservoir and being visually indicative of a water level within the vertical water holding reservoir; a shut-off valve fluidly connected and located between the water holding reservoir and the water level indicator for selectively activating and deactivating the water level indicator a water spigot for selectively opening and closing the water holding reservoir, the water spigot being fluidly coupled to the water holding reservoir and located on the water holding reservoir near a base in order to gain a maximum natural gravitational pressure of water located within the water holding reservoir; a cleanout drain located below both the shut-off valve and the water spigot and at the base of the water holding reservoir at either an angle to or perpendicular to the water holding reservoir and generally in a closed position; and a removable cap to the cleanout drain to provide entry to the base of the water holding reservoir and wherein, upon the water holding reservoir reaching a full state of collected rainwater and the water spigot is in a closed position, rainwater flow continues uninterrupted to the downspout.