Vacuum toilet bowl assembly having removable bowl

US6536054B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Evac International Oy · FI

Inventors

• William Bruce Anderson · Rockford, US
• Mark A. Pondelick · Rockton, US
• Jay D. Stradinger · Roscoe, US
• Douglas M. Wallace · Roscoe, US
• Arthur J. McGowan, Jr. · Thornton, US
• Michael B. Hancock · Rockford, US
• Ian Tinkler · Rockford, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 22, 2002
• Grant date: Mar 25, 2003
• Expiry date: Jan 22, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC E): Fixed Constructions
• CPC primary: E03D11/02
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A vacuum bowl assembly for use in a vacuum toilet positioned on a support surface and having a discharge valve. The vacuum bowl assembly comprises a frame having a bottom member adapted to engage the support surface, and a top member defining a shoulder. A removable bowl is provided having a flange extending about an upper edge sized to engage the shoulder, and an outlet adapted for fluid communication with the discharge valve.