Patent ID: 6966333
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: E03B,E04D,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A rain water collection device for removably attaching to a vertical gutter, said device comprising: a housing having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall extending upwardly from said bottom wall, said peripheral wall having a top edge defining an opening extending into said housing, a top wall defining a cover being positionable on said housing for selectively opening and closing said opening in said housing; a supply pipe extending through and being attached to said top wall, said supply pipe being removably coupled to the gutter such that water in said gutter may enter said housing through said supply pipe; a drainage pipe being in fluid communication with said housing, said drainage pipe extending into said peripheral wall and being positioned generally adjacent to said bottom wall, a valve being positioned in said drainage pipe for selectively opening and closing said drainage pipe; and an overflow pipe being fluidly coupled to said convex section of said top wall and extending horizontally away from said housing, wherein water rising above said upper edge of said peripheral wall flows outward through said overflow pipe;