Hot water tank
First Claim
1. A versatile hot water tank comprising:
- a sleeve lining the tank;
at least one compartment housed within said sleeve, the compartment having walls for containing water; and
a top removable lid;
and wherein said sleeve and said compartment are removable from the tank upon removal of said top lid.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to hot water tank but more particularly to a hot water tank having a removable top lid. The hot water tank comprises a sleeve lining the tank; at least one compartment housed within said sleeve, the compartment having walls for containing water; and a top removable lid; and wherein said sleeve and said compartment are removable from the tank upon removal of said top lid. The sleeve can be sealed or not and has as its particularity that it can be extremely versatile and can have changeable water containers with heating means or not. The sleeve can be adapted to any existing or future water container of any size or model, with or without heating means, and has the possibility of having one or many individual water compartments being exchangeable upon rusting/piercing/breakage, instead of changing the complete tank. The sleeve can also hold the entire contents of the hot water container, if it pierces. The sleeve can also possess a diversified array of sensors (example: water, fire, electricity, etc) and a computer capable of cutting all energy sources, liquid, solids, or gas or other, when, for example, the container leaks. There can also be a valve to empty the contents of the sleeve or the tank when there is a water leak. The computer will let you know of the problem via internet, telephone, insurance, company, police, medical, fire and will shut off the water until help arrives. The water tank according to the present invention can also have a plurality of interconnecting compartments which progressively warm up the water by way of interconnecting pipes.
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15 Claims
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1. A versatile hot water tank comprising:
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a sleeve lining the tank;
at least one compartment housed within said sleeve, the compartment having walls for containing water; and
a top removable lid;
and wherein said sleeve and said compartment are removable from the tank upon removal of said top lid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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- 7. A versatile hot water tank, built so that it includes one or more water containers, with or without heating means, so that said one or more water container can be changed, if broken, by way of removing a top lid.
- 13. A versatile hot water tank for containing any type of liquid or gas contained from leaking, such as a double-wall pipeline or a tank or container in or above ground, lakes river and ocean.
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