1. A heating system using renewable energy, comprising:
a portable heat collector using renewable energy to heat water;
a portable power source using renewable energy to generate electricity;
a portable pump coupled with the portable power source and powered to move water from a source into and through the portable heat collector for increasing water temperature, and return water back to the source as heated water.
2. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the portable heat collector is comprised of a dark color, single piece flexible plastic vinyl material that is resistant to ultraviolet radiation, and is folded about a fold line onto itself forming a wrap having a folded side and a free periphery side that is sealed;
the portable heat collector includes a plurality of spaced apart transversely extending sealed seams joining an upper and a lower sections of the wrap having end points alternately spaced from and joined to sides of the portable heat collector to define a plurality of transverse passageways forming a continuous serpentine water pathway through the portable heat collector;
the portable heat collector includes an inlet at a first of the passageways and an outlet at a last of the passageways, and when in use water is introduced at the inlet and heated from thermal energy absorbed from solar radiation by the portable heat collector, and is moved out of the portable heat collector at the outlet as heated water.
3. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector has a thickness of approximately 20 to 30 mils.
4. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector is approximately 90 to 100 inches in length and approximately 20 to 24 inches in width, with the heat sealed seams spaced approximately 2 to 2.3 inches apart.
5. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the inlet and the outlet of the portable heat collector are oriented parallel, and longitudinally along the axial length of the respective first and last of the passageways.
6. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, further including:
an inlet tube that has a first proximal end coupled to the inlet and has a first distal end coupled to the portable pump, allowing water to flow from the portable pump into the first of the passageways of the portable heat collector; and
an outlet tube that has a second proximal end coupled to the outlet and has a second distal end free, allowing water to exit from the last of the passageways of the portable heat collector.
7. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 6, wherein:
the inlet tube has an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the inlet allowing for insertion of the inlet tube inside the inlet; and
the outlet tube has an inner diameter larger than the outer diameter of the outlet, allowing for insertion of the outlet inside the outlet tube, thereby reducing backpressure of water.
8. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector further includes transparent insulating cover coupled with the portable heat collector, with an air gap in between the transparent insulating cover and the portable heat collector, creating a greenhouse effect for maximizing heat absorbed as a result of incident radiation onto the portable heat collector.
9. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 8, wherein:
the transparent insulating cover is comprised of a flexible transparent plastic vinyl.
10. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 9, wherein:
the air gap is integrated into the transparent insulating cover as one or more air pockets, which are integrated into the flexible transparent plastic vinyl as air bubbles to construct the transparent insulating cover.
11. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 10, wherein:
the portable power source is integrally coupled with the portable heat collector, with the portable power source comprising an array of solar cells on a flexible, portable panel integral with a surface of the portable heat collector, under the transparent insulating cover, forming a single piece heating system.
12. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector is integrally coupled with the portable power source, with the portable power source comprising an array of solar cells on a flexible, portable panel integral with the portable heat collector as a single piece heating system.
13. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector is integrally coupled with the portable pump, forming a single piece heating system.
14. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector is integrally coupled with the portable power source and the portable pump, with the portable power source comprising an array of solar cells on a flexible, portable panel, and the portable heat collector, the portable power source, and the portable pump forming an integral, a single piece heating system.
15. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 2, wherein:
the portable heat collector is comprised of a plurality of portable heat collectors couple in series, with a preceding outlet of one or more portable heat collectors of the plurality of portable heat collectors coupled to a subsequent inlet of one or more portable heat collectors of the plurality of portable heat collectors in a sequence.
16. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 15, wherein:
at least one of the one or more of the portable heat collectors of the plurality of portable heat collectors is integrally coupled with the portable power source, with the portable power source comprising an array of solar cells on a flexible, portable panel integral with a surface of the at least one portable heat collector, forming a single piece heating system.
17. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the portable power source is comprised of an array of solar cells on a flexible, portable panel, forming a solar panel.
18. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 15, wherein:
the solar cells are photovoltaic solar cells.
19. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 15, wherein:
the solar panel is comprised of a plurality of solar panels for increased power.
20. The heating system using renewable energy as set forth in claim 1, wherein:
the portable pump is comprised of a sump pump.
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 gabled resealable container comprising:
a pair of opposed side panels; a pair of opposed end panels, and a bottom panel; said side panels, end panels, and bottom panel defining an inner chamber;
a pair of opposed top sealing flaps, one each of said sealing flaps positioned along the transverse length of and extending above a top edge of each of said side panels;
a gusset fold at the top of each end panel, each said gusset being connected to the top of each of said opposed side panels whereby when said gussets are in a folded position said side panels are folded inward forming a gable;
a liner within said chamber, said liner having a first wall and a second wall; each said liner wall having an upper edge, the liner walls being releasably affixed to each other when the container is in a closed configuration.
2. The gabled resealable lined container of claim 1 wherein the upper edge of at least one of said first and second liner walls is affixed one of the top sealing flaps.
3. The gabled resealable lined container of claim 1 wherein one of each said upper edges of said first and second liner walls is affixed to one each of the top sealing flaps.
4. A resealable container comprising:
an outer carton, said carton including a first side panel and a second side panel, a first end panel and a second end panel, and a bottom panel; said respective panels defining an inner chamber;
a first sealing flap extending transversely along an upper edge of said first side panel;
a second sealing flap extending transversely along an upper edge of said second side panel;
a liner positioned within said chamber, said liner having a first upper edge and a second upper edge, said first liner upper edges being adhered to one of said first and second sealing flaps, said first and second upper edges of said liner being releasably adhered to each other when the container is in a closed position.
5. The resealable container of claim 4 wherein said liner second upper edge is adhered to the other of said first and second sealing flaps.
6. The resealable container of claim 4 including a third sealing flap extending transversely along an upper edge of said second sealing flap.
7. A process for constructing a resealable lined container comprising:
(a) providing a blank from which an outer carton is formed; said outer carton blank including a first side panel, a second side panel, a first end panel, a second end panel and a bottom panel, said respective panels capable of being folded to define an inner chamber; said first side panel including a first sealing flap along an upper edge thereof, said second side panel including a second sealing flap along an upper edge thereof;
(b) providing an inner liner having a first and second wall each wall having an upper edge, the upper edges of said liner defining an opening;
(c) releasably adhering an inner surface of the upper edge of the first liner wall to an inner surface of the upper edge of the second liner wall;
(d) adhering an outer surface of said first liner wall upper edge to one of said first and second sealing flaps;
(e) folding said first sealing flap and said second sealing flap, with the upper edges of the first and second liner walls therebetween, onto said first wall panel.
8. The process of claim 7 wherein the process includes a step of adhering the liner second upper edge to the other of said first and second sealing flaps.
9. The process of claim 7 wherein said outer carton includes a third sealing flap extending from said second sealing flap; said method including securing said third sealing flap to said first wall panel thereby securing said carton and liner in a sealed closed position.
10. The process of claim 7 including a step of forming the liner prior to positioning liner into the carton chamber.
11. The process of claim 10 including placing the contents of the container into said liner prior to placing said liner in said carton.
12. The process of claim 7 wherein said first end panel includes a first gusset at an upper edge thereof and said second end panel includes a second gusset at an upper edge thereof; said process including a step of collapsing said first and second gussets thereby folding said first and second wall panels inwardly to form a gable.
13. The process of claim 7 wherein the liner is adhered to the blank prior to folding the blank into a carton.
14. A process for constructing a resealable lined container comprising:
(a) providing a blank from which an outer carton is formed; said outer carton blank including a first side panel, a second side panel, a first end panel, a second end panel and a bottom panel, said respective panels capable of being folded to define an inner chamber; said first side panel including a first sealing flap along an upper edge thereof, said second side panel including a second sealing flap along an upper edge thereof;
(b) providing an inner liner having a first and second wall each wall having an upper edge, the upper edges of said liner defining an opening;
(c) adhering an outer surface of said first liner wall upper edge to one of said first and second sealing flaps to form a cartonliner blank assembly;
(e) folding said cartonliner blank assembly to form said blank into a lined, open topped, carton.