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Kitchen sink disposer mount for space conservation

US6629652B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
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35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 2001
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateAug 1, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S241/38
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A food disposal system for installation on a drain of a commercial kitchen sink enables segregation of oil/grease from effluent flows from the drain. A housing collects effluent flows containing water, oil/grease, and solids from the drain, and a macerating pump has an inlet connected to an opening of the housing that is other than downwardly directed and an outlet connected to a sanitary drain. A greasy water outlet extends to an oil/grease separator from an outlet on the housing above the macerating pump inlet, and a hot water backflush source enables hot water to flow into the housing.

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