Patent ID: 8074405
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: E03B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A rain collecting wall system comprising: (a) a plurality of interlocking wall components, each having a first side, a second side, a front surface, a back surface, a bottom surface, and a top surface; (b) a chamber disposed inside each wall component, the chamber functions to store water; (c) a first set of teeth disposed in the first side of each wall component and a second set of teeth disposed in the second side of each wall component, the sets of teeth allow the wall components to be arranged to form a structure wherein the first set of teeth of a first wall component engages the second set of teeth of a second wall component; an aperture disposed in each of the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth, the apertures receive an anchor, the anchor being driven into a ground surface to support the wall component in an upright position; (e) a structural support disposed in each wall component, the structural support traverses a chamber disposed in the respective wall component, wherein the structural support functions to help the respective wall component resist bowing due to the pressure of the water in the chambers; (f) a water aperture disposed in each wall component, the water aperture fluidly connects to the chamber of the respective wall component so as to deliver water to the chamber; (g) at least one water access point disposed in each wall component, the access point allows a user to obtain the water from the chambers in the respective wall components; and (h) at least one channel disposed in each wall component that fluidly connects the structural supports.