Patent ID: 7137223

Claim:
A system for filling watering cans comprising: a. a tank placed in or near a garden area and having an interior for holding water, wherein the tank includes an opening for accessing the tank interior; b. a lid attached to the tank for selectively covering the tank opening; c. a water valve mechanism attached to the tank and having an input for attaching to a garden hose or other water source and an output in fluidic communication with the tank interior, wherein the water valve mechanism allows water to pass into the tank interior when an actual water level in the tank is below a pre-established tank water level; and d. a garden watering can, wherein: e. the garden watering can fits through the tank opening and into the tank interior under the pre-established tank water level for filling the garden watering can with water; and f. the garden watering can is filled with water a plurality of time under a volume of water in the tank when the actual water level in the tank is at the pre-established tank water level is sufficient to fill the garden watering can a plurality of times.