1. A rainwater collection system for supplying water to a toilet, said rainwater collection system comprising:
(a) a gutter for collecting water,
(b) a water reservoir tank environmentally coupled to said gutter for holding water collected by said gutter,
(c) a water bypass assembly environmentally coupled between said gutter and said water reservoir tank for diverting water collected by said gutter from entering said water reservoir tank when said water reservoir tank contains a pre-determined maximum level,
(d) a water output conduit coupled to said water bypass assembly for receiving water diverted from said water reservoir tank by said water bypass assembly, and
(e) a toilet operationally coupled to said water reservoir tank such that water collected in said water reservoir tank is utilized by said toilet.
2. The rainwater collection system of claim 1 wherein the rainwater collection system further comprises a filter assembly coupled between said gutter and said water bypass assembly.
3. The rainwater collection system of claim 1 wherein said water bypass assembly comprises
(a) a main chamber,
(b) a float member positioned in said main chamber, said float member having an elevated position and a lowered position, and
(c) a diversion conduit extending through said float member, said diversion conduit environmentally coupling said gutter to said water output conduit when said float member is in said elevated position.
4. The rainwater collection system of claim 3 wherein the rainwater collection system further comprises a reservoir backflow conduit extending from said water reservoir tank to a lower portion of said main chamber whereby water collected in said water reservoir tank urges said float member into said elevated position when water collected in said water reservoir tank reaches said pre-determined maximum level.
5. The rainwater collection system of claim 3 wherein the rainwater collection system further comprises:
(a) a chemical cleansing assembly operationally coupled to said water reservoir tank for introducing a chemical agent into water collected in said water reservoir tank, and
(b) a cleanser activation switch assembly coupled to said water bypass assembly, said cleanser activation switch assembly including a proximity sensor for detecting a position of said float member within said main chamber for releasing said chemical agent into said water reservoir tank at a rate relative to a position of said float member within said main chamber.
6. The rainwater collection system of claim 1 wherein the rainwater collection system further comprises a chemical cleansing assembly operationally coupled to said water reservoir tank for introducing a chemical agent into water collected in said water reservoir tank.
7. The rainwater collection system of claim 1 wherein the rainwater collection system further comprises:
(a) a secondary water source for providing water to said water reservoir tank when said water reservoir tank holds less than a pre-determined threshold amount of water, and
(b) a shutoff valve operationally coupled to said secondary water source for selectively preventing water from passing into said water reservoir tank from said secondary water source when said water reservoir tank holds an amount of water greater than said pre-determined threshold amount of water.
8. The rainwater collection system of claim 7 wherein said pre-determined threshold amount of water is 5 gallons.
9. The rainwater collection system of claim 1 wherein said water reservoir tank has a capacity of 50 gallons.
10. The rainwater collection system of claim 1 wherein the rainwater collection system further comprises
(a) a filter assembly coupled between said gutter and said water bypass assembly, wherein said water bypass assembly comprises (i) a main chamber, (ii) a float member positioned in said main chamber, said float member having an elevated position and a lowered position, and (iii) a diversion conduit extending through said float member, said diversion conduit environmentally coupling said gutter to said water output conduit when said float member is in said elevated position,
(b) a reservoir backflow conduit extending from said water reservoir tank to a lower portion of said main chamber whereby water collected in said water reservoir tank urges said float member into said elevated position when water collected in said water reservoir tank reaches said pre-determined maximum level,
(c) a chemical cleansing assembly operationally coupled to said water reservoir tank for introducing a chemical agent into water collected in said water reservoir tank,
(d) a cleanser activation switch assembly coupled to said water bypass assembly, said cleanser activation switch assembly including a proximity sensor for detecting a position of said float member within said main chamber for releasing said chemical agent into said water reservoir tank at a rate relative to a position of said float member within said main chamber,
(e) a secondary water source for providing water to said water reservoir tank when said water reservoir tank holds less than a pre-determined threshold amount of water,
(f) a shutoff valve operationally coupled to said secondary water source for selectively preventing water from passing into said water reservoir tank from said secondary water source when said water reservoir tank holds an amount of water greater than said pre-determined threshold amount of water,
(g) wherein said pre-determined threshold amount of water is 5 gallons, and
(h) further wherein said water reservoir tank has a capacity of 50 gallons.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A gripper housing for a weaving-machine gripper comprising at least one sheetmetal piece wherein the sheetmetal of the piece has a thickness dimension and the sheetmetal piece includes at least one edge comprising at least in part a yarn-guiding element arranged to be contacted by a yarn to be carried by the gripper, and wherein said at least one edge has a thickness dimension exceeding the thickness of the sheetmetal adjacent the yarn guiding element.
2. Gripper housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one edge comprising a yarn guiding element is defined by a folded back portion of sheetmetal forming the sheetmetal piece.
3. Gripper housing as claimed in claim 2, wherein the folded back portion is bent back at a radius of curvature which is larger than the thickness of the sheetmetal.
4. Gripper housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one sheetmetal edge comprising a yarn guiding element includes a fitting providing said edge thickness dimension.
5. Gripper housing as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fitting comprises a rounded outside surface to be engaged by a yarn.
6. Gripper housing as claimed in claim 1, wherein said sheetmetal edge comprises an enlarged thickness edge portion formed integrally in a single piece with said sheetmetal adjacent said yarn guiding element.
7. Gripper housing as claimed in claim 1, said at least one sheet metal piece includes a plurality of edges comprising a plurality of yarn guiding elements, and wherein each yarn guiding element is defined by an edge of the sheet metal having a thickness dimension exceeding the thickness dimension of the sheet metal of forming the sheet material piece.