Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Shower – With self-contained water supply
Patent
1998-11-23
2000-08-08
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Shower
With self-contained water supply
A47K 322
Patent
active
060982144
ABSTRACT:
A self-contained, portable, water heating system, adjustable in temperature comprising two duel use water proof bags, two water lines, a heater core and a shower head. The bags consists of a draw strap, a zipper, a rain flap, two flow valves each, one valve located on the bottom of the bags and one valve nearer the middle of the bags, a filler cap located on the top of the bags with an integrated air valve and grommets along the top of the bags. The bags are capable of having their forms altered to act as storage bags during transport containing all system components and other equipment; then to another form for use as water reservoirs. The bags are equipped with a zipper each by which this process is achieved. The water lines are equipped with mechanical fitting on either end by which all components are attached and detached. The two water lines connect one bag in reservoir form to the heater core. The heater core consists of three separate elliptical shaped loops of hollow metal tubes. The ends of the loops are joined together into a larger hollow metal tube at either end of the loops that represent an inlet and outlet for the water. When one bag is filled with water and hung in the air around waist high, one water line is connected to the middle flow valve on the bag and then to the top heater core outlet, the other water line is connected to the bottom flow valve on the bag and then to the bottom heater core inlet both flow valves are opened and the system is ready for operation. Through gravity action the water lines and heater core are filled with water and the heater core is then placed into direct contact with any exposed heat source. When the water in the heater core becomes hot it expands creating pressure which forces water to flow in the path of least resistance which is through the upper water line and back into the bag. This water is then replaced with cooler water from the bag through the bottom water line and the cycle continues as a constant flow until the water in the bag is thoroughly heated.
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