Patent ID: 6499309
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: B01D,E03B,Y02A

Abstract:
A water supply system comprising:a housing having an open top end and being disposed external to a building; an air-suction device mounted in the housing for drawing a flow of humidity-rich ambient air into the housing; an air humidity condensing system mounted in the housing below the air-suction device for condensing the humidity in the drawn-in-air to water drops; a water collector mounted in the housing below the humidity-condensing system for collecting the condensed water drops; a water sump mounted to an external surface of the housing for collecting rainwater therein, the water sump being coupled in fluid communication to the water collector; a water-storage tank provided in the housing for storing the water collected by the water collector and the water sump; and, a water filter disposed between the water collector and the water-storage talk for filtering both condensed water and rainwater.