A rain-filtering Umbrella

green fingers on November 18, 2024 at 5:42 pm

Link: https://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2018/06/0...

Check out this car park umbrella that collects water and solar energy.
https://indiaclimatedialogue.net/2018/06/01/upturned-umbrella-catches-sunshine-and-rain/

Upturned umbrella catches sunshine and rain

Link: https://indiaclimatedialogue.net

An innovative product developed by a Mumbai entrepreneur duo converts sunlight into electricity, harvests rainwater, and provides shade Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective. This see…

Steven Bowker on November 18, 2024 at 4:28 pm

Idea: A rain-filtering Umbrella

Link: https://patents.google.com/patent/CN102138...

There is a patent for a rainwater-collecting umbrella.

CN102138721B - Rainwater collector of umbrella and umbrella with the rainwater collector - Google Patents

Link: https://patents.google.com/paten

The invention relates to a rainwater collector for an umbrella, which comprises a base matched with an umbrella tip of the umbrella, a water collecting barrel connected with the base, and an evaporating barrel arranged at the outer part of the water collecting barrel, wherein a cavity is arranged be... Read more

PLEWEY on November 18, 2024 at 2:41 pm

Idea: A rain-filtering Umbrella

Link: https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/08/24/thi...

Here’s a design concept for a rain-filtering umbrella.
https://www.yankodesign.com/2020/08/24/this-minimalist-umbrella-purifies-and-stores-rainwater-in-its-shaft/

This minimalist umbrella purifies and stores rainwater in its shaft! - Yanko Design

Link: https://www.yankodesign.com/2020

Rainwater is usually safe to drink directly unless it has caught some contaminants on its way down. However, you don’t want to take that chance, do you? Well luckily for us, BMSTU design student Volkan Ugurel has come up with an innovative idea of integrating a filtration system right into the sha... Read more

Mr N on November 18, 2024 at 1:15 pm

Idea: A rain-filtering Umbrella

Link: https://www.littleinventors.org/ideas/the-...

Found these instructions for creating a water-harvesting umbrella with a filter from your ordinary umbrella.
https://www.littleinventors.org/ideas/the-umbrella-filter/details

The Umbrella Filter

Link: https://www.littleinventors.org/

My invention is an umbrella with a filter inside that takes rain and gives it to you to drink. When you want a drink you press the button on the umbrella stick and it takes the rain and filters it and pours the water through the tube into the cup with a straw.