Patent ID: 8075678

Claim:
A portable water extracting and purification system for converting filtered ambient air moisture into water, said portable water extracting and purification system comprising: a free-standing support frame; a reservoir removably engaged to said support frame; means for filtering ambient air prior to entering said support frame; means for extracting moisture from the filtered ambient air by inducing condensation to form and deposit water into said reservoir; and means for automatically toggling said moisture extracting means between operating and non-operating modes upon detecting first and second triggering events respectively; wherein said ambient air filtering means comprises: a chamber formed at a top end of said support frame; an opening formed at a top end of said chamber; and an air filter removably positioned at said opening of said chamber such that air-borne debris is prohibited from entering said chamber as ambient air ingresses said chamber through said air filter; wherein said moisture extracting means comprises: a plurality of temperature regulating coils statically seated within said chamber; a catch pan situated within said chamber and disposed subjacent to said temperature regulating coils, said catch pan being arranged in such a manner that the water is received directly from said condensation coils and thereafter downwardly directed along a converging path towards said reservoir; and a discharge outlet formed at a bottom region of said converging path and being in fluid communication with said reservoir to thereby channel and deposit the water into said reservoir; wherein said moisture extracting means further comprises a power source in selective communication with said moisture extracting means for selectively supplying power thereto when said triggering event is not detected; wherein said automatic toggling means comprises a manually-actuated operating switch electrically coupled to said power source for manually toggling said moisture extracting means between the operating and non-operating modes respectively; wherein said automatic toggling means further comprises: a seal extending along a bottom surface of said chamber and being directly abutted against a top opening of said reservoir when said reservoir is positioned directly beneath said chamber; and a locking mechanism pivotally coupled directly to said chamber and being selectively engaged with said reservoir in such a manner that a top opening of said reservoir is frictionally urged against said seal to thereby prohibit condensation from escaping out of said reservoir.