US 11,987,945 B2
Rods and assemblies of rods for the collection and transportation of water
William Ernest Tarapaski, Bangkok (TH)
Appl. No. 17/261,628
Filed by William Ernest Tarapaski, Bangkok (TH)
PCT Filed Jul. 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/050946
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jan. 20, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/019060, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. CA 3012130 (CA), filed on Jul. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0246621 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. E02B 11/00 (2006.01); A01G 25/02 (2006.01); A01G 29/00 (2006.01); E03F 1/00 (2006.01); E01C 13/08 (2006.01)
CPC E02B 11/005 (2013.01) [A01G 25/02 (2013.01); A01G 29/00 (2013.01); E03F 1/002 (2013.01); E01C 13/083 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for collecting water, transporting water, or dispersing water, said assembly comprising a series of rods configured for capillary action aligned parallel and in contact with one another to create a network of channels between said series of rods for the collection, transportation, or dispersion of water by capillary action;
wherein each rod comprises at least one opening;
wherein the series of rods are stacked randomly in the assembly;
wherein each rod comprises a plurality of longitudinal extensions to maintain at least one gap configured for capillary action between adjacent rods to provide a hollow space for water to travel along the series of rods via capillary action;
wherein the plurality of extensions is disposed within the hollow space such that the hollow space assumes a non-uniform volume;
wherein a size of the hollow space is manipulated by a size and a formation of the plurality of extensions; and
wherein the series of rods are partially interlocked via the plurality of extensions.