Portable waste disposal apparatus

Claim 1

PORTABLE WASTE DISPOSAL APPARATUS FOR USE IN A KITCHEN SINK AND THE LIKE COMPRISING A HOOPER FOR RECEIVING WASTE MATERIAL HAVING A SIDE WALL AND A BOTTOM WALL, SHREDDING MEANS FASTENED WITHIN SAID HOOPER INCLUDING AN IMPELLER ELEMENT ROTATABLE TO EFFECT A COMMINUTION OF THE WASTE MATERIAL IN SAID HOPPER, AND SAID HOPPER HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING IN SAID BOTTOM WALL FOR THE DISCHARGE OF COMMINUTED MATERIAL FROM SAID HOPPER, SAID HOPPER ALSO HAVING AN INTURNED FLANGE-LIKE TOP WALL, THE INNER EDGE OF THE FLANGE DEFINING A CENTRAL ACCESS OPENING FOR RECEIVING WASTE MATERIAL, A READILY REMOVABLE POWER UNIT SEPARATE FROM SAID HOPPER AND IMPELLER ELEMENT AND HAVING A QUICK-CONNECT OPERATING POSITION ON SAID FLANGE OVER SAID ACCESS OPENING, AN OPENING MEANS IN SAID FLANGE ARRANGED SO THAT WHEN SAID POWER UNIT IS IN SAID OPERATING POSITION OVER SAID ACCESS OPENING WATER MAY BE FLOWED INTO SAID HOPPER FROM SAID FLANGE, CLUTCH MEANS ROTATABLE BY SAID POWER UNIT AND MOVABLE INTO DRIVING RELATION WITH SAID IMPELLER ELEMENT ONLY WHEN SAID POWER UNIT IS MOVED INTO SAID QUICK-CONNECT OPERATING POSITION ON SAID FLANGE, AND STOP MEANS ON SAID FLANGE ENGAGEABLE WITH A PART ON SAID POWER UNIT TO PREVENT ITS ROTATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID HOPPER WHEN IT ROTATES SAID IMPELLER ELEMENT.