Patent ID: 8397746

Claim:
A system for rainwater harvesting, comprising: a rain barrel adapted for collecting and storing rainwater runoff gravity-fed from a rooftop through a downspout; a substantially rigid downspout diverter comprising an inlet section, an overflow section, and an elongated connector section interconnecting said inlet section and said overflow section; said inlet section having a first end adapted for communicating with an end of the downspout and a second end communicating with an inlet opening formed with said rain barrel, and said inlet section being concavely arcuate from its first end to its second end; said overflow section having a first end communicating with an overflow opening formed with said rain barrel and a second end extending away from said rain barrel; and and wherein said inlet, overflow, and connector sections of said downspout diverter are integrally formed together as a single homogenous structure, and are formed together in substantially the same vertical plane such that said downspout diverter is reversible for use on either side of said rain barrel.