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Odor trap for a waterless urinal

US6701541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Filing dateApr 5, 2002
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 5, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/4553
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An odor trap having a cup-shaped housing, which has an inlet located on an upper end and an outlet on a lower end leading into a drain line. A siphon blocks the passage of gas from the outlet to the inlet. A urine collector is configured in the shape of an inlet funnel. The inlet funnel empties into an open tube with a relatively narrow inside diameter.

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