Waste disposal device including a diaphragm for twisting a flexible tubing dispensed from a cartridge
US8091325B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2240/132
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A diaphragm positioned in a waste disposal device for holding and twisting flexible tubing dispensed form a cartridge housed in the waste disposal device. The twisting of the tubing is accomplished either by rotating the diaphragm and holding the cartridge stationary, or rotating the cartridge and holding the diaphragm. A rotation mechanism is operatively configured to the waste disposal device for rotating either the cartridge or the diaphragm while impeding the rotation of the other. The twisting of the flexible sealably encapsulates a waste package inserted into the flexible tubing through an opening in the cartridge.
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