Portable toilet holding tank spout
US4641383A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 10, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86324
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A portable toilet comprises a spout via which accumulated waste contents are dumped at a suitable sanitary disposal station. The disclosed embodiment of portable toilet comprises separably mounted seat and holding tank sections which cooperatively define a storage housing for the spout when it is not in use. For dumping the two sections are separated. The spout is rotatably mounted in an aperture in the top wall of the holding tank and is swung from its stored position and a cap at the end of the spout is unscrewed. A vent valve is also provided in the top wall of the holding tank and it is manually operated by the person dumping the holding tank so as to vent the head space during dumping.
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