Standardized recreational vehicle sanitary system
US6782561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R15/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sanitary system including a toilet adapted for use in a recreational vehicle, and a recreational vehicle including the toilet and sanitary system. The sanitary system includes a horizontally offset waste storage receptacle to be installed in a stowage compartment of the recreational vehicle; a discharge port having an angular portion to be located at least partially above a floor of the recreational vehicle, such that the discharge port defines an interior passage directing waste through the floor of the recreational vehicle at an angle relative to a vertical axis in a direction toward the waste storage receptacle; and a toilet having a fitting disposed within a base portion to be secured to the floor of the recreational vehicle, the fitting defining an interior passage between the toilet and the discharge port, wherein the fitting is sized to communicate with the discharge port in a manner that allows the angular portion of the discharge port to be located at least partially above the floor of the recreational vehicle.
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