Configurable manifold water distribution system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12227926-B2
Application number	US-202318157822-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 21, 2023
Priority date	Aug 31, 2020
Publication date	Feb 18, 2025
Grant date	Feb 18, 2025

Abstract

Examples provide an apparatus having a first accumulator that water received from a first supply line. A first conduit connects to the first accumulator and provides a second supply line from the first accumulator to a fixture. The second accumulator receives drainage water from the fixture. The second conduit connects to the second accumulator and includes a drainage line that directs the drainage water away from the second accumulator. A pump associated with the second accumulator assists with moving the drainage water out of the second accumulator through the drainage line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water management system for temporarily supplying and evacuating water to a sink fixture being installed in a pre-existing room of a pre-existing building, the water management system comprising:
a first accumulator configured to store clean water for the sink fixture;
a second accumulator configured to store wastewater returned from the sink fixture;
a first vertical conduit coupled to the first accumulator, the first vertical conduit configured to extend into a ceiling of the pre-existing room and interconnect the first accumulator to a clean water supply line routed through the ceiling of the pre-existing room;
a second vertical conduit coupled to the second accumulator, the second vertical conduit configured to extend into the ceiling of the pre-existing room and interconnect the second accumulator to a pipe for carrying the wastewater that is routed through the ceiling of the pre-existing room, wherein the first vertical conduit and the second vertical conduit are rigid conduits that run parallel with one another along a support frame that extends into the ceiling of the pre-existing room, and wherein both the first accumulator and second accumulator are partially housed within, or otherwise mounted to, the support frame; and
a pump configured to evacuate the wastewater from the second accumulator, up through the second vertical conduit, to the pipe for carrying wastewater.

2. The water management system of claim 1 , wherein the support frame extends through the ceiling of the pre-existing room.

3. The water management system of claim 2 , further comprising a base configured to mount the water management system to a floor of the pre-existing room.

4. The water management system of claim 3 , wherein the pipe for carrying wastewater is independent from an existing wastewater system of the pre-existing building.

5. The water management system of claim 4 , further comprising the pipe for carrying wastewater.

6. The water management system of claim 4 , wherein the pipe for carrying wastewater is configured to interconnect to a septic or storage tank.

7. The water management system of claim 4 , wherein the pipe for carrying wastewater is configured to interconnect to a truck for transporting wastewater to a wastewater processing facility.

8. The water management system of claim 1 , wherein the pump is a vacuum pump, a centrifugal pump, or a positive water displacement pump.

9. The water management system of claim 1 , wherein the second vertical conduit is a rigid pipe, channel, or tube.

10. The water management system of claim 1 , wherein both the first accumulator and second accumulator are housed within the support frame.

11. A method comprising: installing a sink fixture in a pre-existing room of a pre-existing building; and installing a water management system for temporarily supplying and evacuating water to the, the water management system comprising: a first accumulator configured to store clean water for the sink fixture;
a second accumulator configured to store wastewater returned from the sink fixture;
a first vertical conduit coupled to the first accumulator, the first vertical conduit configured to extend into a ceiling of the pre-existing room and interconnect the first accumulator to a clean water supply line routed through the ceiling of the pre-existing room;
a second vertical conduit coupled to the second accumulator, the second vertical conduit configured to extend into the ceiling of the pre-existing room and interconnect the second accumulator to a pipe for carrying the wastewater that is routed through the ceiling of the pre-existing room, wherein the first vertical conduit and the second vertical conduit are rigid conduits that run parallel with one another along a support frame that extends into the ceiling of the pre-existing room, wherein both the first accumulator and second accumulator are partially housed within, or otherwise mounted to, the support frame; and
a pump configured to evacuate the wastewater from the second accumulator, up through the second vertical conduit, to the pipe for carrying wastewater.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the support frame extends through the ceiling of the pre-existing room.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the water management system further comprises a base configured to mount the water management system to a floor of the pre-existing room.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the pipe for carrying wastewater is independent from an existing wastewater system of the pre-existing building.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the water management system further comprises the pipe for carrying wastewater.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the pipe for carrying wastewater is configured to interconnect to a septic or storage tank.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the pipe for carrying wastewater is configured to interconnect to a truck for transporting wastewater to a wastewater processing facility.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the pump is a vacuum pump, a centrifugal pump, or a positive water displacement pump.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the second vertical conduit is a rigid pipe, channel, or tube.

20. The method of claim 11 , wherein both the first accumulator and second accumulator are housed within the support frame.

Assignees

• Walmart Apollo Llc

Inventors

• Thomas Michael John
• Norton Alan
• Massa Gabriel

Classifications

• E03B7/074

  Arrangement of water treatment devices · CPC title

• E03B7/08

  Arrangement of draining devices, {e.g. manual shut-off valves}(draining devices in general F16K, F16L) · CPC title

• E03B7/07 Primary

  Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons or valves, in the pipe systems · CPC title