Patent ID: 6209337
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A61L,C02F,F25D

Abstract:
A portable water collection and purification system for producing purified water from ambient air, the system comprising:a cabinet member having an interior chamber;an air circulation means received within said cabinet member for inducing air flow from the atmosphere to said cabinet interior chamber;a condenser means received within said interior chamber for cooling ambient air to a temperature sufficient to induce moisture condensation therefrom;a first reservoir means adjacent said condenser means for receiving condensate produced by said condenser means;a second reservoir means in fluid communication with said sterilizing means for receiving said condensate therefrom;an ultraviolet light unit in fluid communication with said first reservoir means, said unit including a hollow housing having an ultraviolet light source encompassed by a quartz sleeve and a sight port for allowing a user to observe said light source, said sleeve and light source received within said housing, the space between said light source and said housing defining a flow path for said condensate whereby microorganisms within said condensate are exposed to ultraviolet light.