US3274622A
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Household and other refuse storage and disposal apparatus
Assignee: Matthew Hall and Co Ltd
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Filing: 1963-11-21
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Granted: 1966-09-27
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Expires: 1983-11-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Vension Douglas Michael
- 👤 Pite John James
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:59
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04F; E04F17/00; E04F17/10; E04F17/12; E04F17/123; E04F17/126; E03; E03F; E03F5/00; E03F5/14; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/4456; Y10T137/4463; Y10T137/4471
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A REFUSE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL UNIT OF THE KIND ADAPTED TO BE FITTED TO A KITCHEN SINK, COMPRISING AN OUTER CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING WASTE LIQUID, SAID OUTER CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET OPENING FOR CONNECTION TO THE PIPEWORK OF AND AN OUTLET OPENING FOR CONNECTION TO THE PIPEWORK OF A DISPOSAL PLANT, VALVE MEANS FOR NORMALLY PREVENTING THE ESCAPE OF LIQUID THROUGH SAID OUTLET OPENING AND FOR RETAINING A QUANTITY OF LIQUID IN SAID OUTER CHAMBER, AN OPEN ENDED CYLINDER ARRANGED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET OPENING TO RECEIVE BOTH WASTE LIQUID AND SOLID REFUSE, APPARATUS FORMED IN SAID CYLINDER TO ALLOW THE BULK OF SAID WASTE LIQUID TO PASS THERETHROUGH INTO SAID OUTER CHAMBER, CLOSURE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOWER END OF SAID CYLINDER FOR NORMALLY RETAINING SAID SOLID REFUSE THEREIN, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS AND SAID CLOSURE MEANS SO AS TO RELEASE SAID SOLID REFUSE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH SAID WASTE LIQUID SO THAT IT FALLS THROUGH SAID OUTLET OPENING TO EFFECT DISPOSAL THEREOF.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
A REFUSE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL UNIT OF THE KIND ADAPTED TO BE FITTED TO A KITCHEN SINK, COMPRISING AN OUTER CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING WASTE LIQUID, SAID OUTER CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET OPENING FOR CONNECTION TO THE PIPEWORK OF AND AN OUTLET OPENING FOR CONNECTION TO THE PIPEWORK OF A DISPOSAL PLANT, VALVE MEANS FOR NORMALLY PREVENTING THE ESCAPE OF LIQUID THROUGH SAID OUTLET OPENING AND FOR RETAINING A QUANTITY OF LIQUID IN SAID OUTER CHAMBER, AN OPEN ENDED CYLINDER ARRANGED FOR COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET OPENING TO RECEIVE BOTH WASTE LIQUID AND SOLID REFUSE, APPARATUS FORMED IN SAID CYLINDER TO ALLOW THE BULK OF SAID WASTE LIQUID TO PASS THERETHROUGH INTO SAID OUTER CHAMBER, CLOSURE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOWER END OF SAID CYLINDER FOR NORMALLY RETAINING SAID SOLID REFUSE THEREIN, AND MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID VALVE MEANS AND SAID CLOSURE MEANS SO AS TO RELEASE SAID SOLID REFUSE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH SAID WASTE LIQUID SO THAT IT FALLS THROUGH SAID OUTLET OPENING TO EFFECT DISPOSAL THEREOF.
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