Floor level waste pumping system for toilets
US7203976B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE03D11/11
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A floor level pumping system, that is non-disruptive to the existing flooring, including a conventional rear outlet toilet, a floor level tank for receiving waste and fluid from the outlet of the toilet including a tank chamber containing a designated area with a sensing system which activates a discharge pump when the level or quantity of the waste and fluid within the tank chamber reaches a predetermined level, wherein the chamber further includes one or more baffles extending upward from a floor of the tank chamber, which baffles at least partially segregate the designated area from the remaining area of the tank chamber, wherein at least one of said baffles contains a curved surface, and a discharge pump for pumping waste from the floor level tank out through a discharge pipe, wherein the discharge pump is secured to the floor level tank.
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