Patent · US Expired

Toilet

US4114207A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 18, 1977
Grant dateSep 19, 1978
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Expiry dateJul 18, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE03D11/11
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toilet system comprising a collecting tank, a pump extending downwardly into the collecting tank and having an inlet, a drain opening in the bottom surface of the collecting tank a selected distance beneath the pump inlet and having a size sufficient to receive large glass objects therein, a drain conduit extending downwardly from the drain opening, the pump including a recirculating conduit, the recirculating conduit being selectively positioned and having a selected size for discharging pumped liquid across the pump inlet whereby bottles which are being drawn upwardly into the pump opening will be deflected downwardly through the drain opening into the drain conduit.

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