Removable condensate collector for elevated water storage facilities

Claim 1

An improvement in an elevated water storage facility comprising: a water storage tank supported on top of an enclosed column and a partition extending across the column dividing the enclosed column into an air space above the partition and a work area for offices, warehouses, and the like located beneath the partition with elements located in the work area which can be damaged by condensate falling thereonto from the tank; collecting means for collecting condensed water vapor which drips from the underside of said tank, the collecting means including attaching means mounted on a wall of the enclosed column above the partition, a membrane attached to said attaching means and mounted inside the column at a location between the tank and the partition for collecting any condensate falling from the tank prior to that condensate falling onto the partition; and membrane strengthening means for internally reinforcing and strengthening the membrane to permit water collected on the membrane to be retained on the membrane for a period of time until evaporation and ventilation can remove that collected water from the elevated water storage facility; and ventilation means being disposed with the column and open to the outside atmosphere for facilitating ventilation through the facility to remove said collected water.