US3361369A
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Chlorinator and disposal unit for marine water closet
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-09-08
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Granted: 1968-01-02
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Expires: 1984-09-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Earl H Ruble
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 07:25
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63B; B63B29/00; B63B29/16; B63B29/02; B63B29/14; B63J; B63J4/00; B63J4/006; E; E03; E03D; E03D5/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
A DEVICE FOR TREATING AND DISPOSING A REFUSE IN COMBINATION WITH A MARINE WATER CLOSET HAVING A SOIL PUMP HAVING A WATER-SUCTION PORTION FOR SUPPLYING FLUSHING WATER TO SAID WATER CLOSET, AND A REFUSE PORTION FOR PUMPING WASTE MATERIAL FROM SAID WATER CLOSET COMPRISING: (A) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A CHLORINATING LIQUID TO THE BOWL OF SAID TOILET, (B) AN OUTLET HOSE CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE REFUSE PORTION OF SAID SOIL PUMP, (C) A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL MACERATING CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET, (D) AN OUTLET LEADING FROM SAID CHAMBER, (E) THE OUTER END OF SAID OUTLET HOSE CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID MACERATING CHAMBER, (F) A SHAFT MOUNTED AXIALLY IN SAID MACERATING CHAMBER, (G) MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, (H) A FIRST MACERATING CIRCULAR CUTTER HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF SPACED CUTTING BLADES AND MOUNTED ON THE OUTER END OF SAID SHAFT, (I) SAID MACERATING CUTTING BLADES BEING ANGULARLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO THE TRANSVERSE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT (J) A FLAT CIRCUIT MULTIPLE BLADE CUTTER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND SPACED FROM SAID MACERATING BLADE UNIT, (K) A FLAT CIRCUIT FLOW DIRECTOR MEMBER SECURED AXIALLY WITHIN SAID MACERATING CHAMBER, (L) SAID FLOW DIRECTOR HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF HOLES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, (M) SAID MULTIPLE BLADE CUTTER POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID FLOW DIRECTOR TO SHEAR PIECES OF WASTE EXTENDING FROM SAID HOLES OF SAID FLOW DIRECTOR, AND (N) A SECOND MACERATING CIRCULAR CUTTER BLADE UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT SPACED FROM SAID FLOW DIRECTOR AND ADJACENT SAID OUTLET.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
245 words
A DEVICE FOR TREATING AND DISPOSING A REFUSE IN COMBINATION WITH A MARINE WATER CLOSET HAVING A SOIL PUMP HAVING A WATER-SUCTION PORTION FOR SUPPLYING FLUSHING WATER TO SAID WATER CLOSET, AND A REFUSE PORTION FOR PUMPING WASTE MATERIAL FROM SAID WATER CLOSET COMPRISING: (A) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A CHLORINATING LIQUID TO THE BOWL OF SAID TOILET, (B) AN OUTLET HOSE CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE REFUSE PORTION OF SAID SOIL PUMP, (C) A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL MACERATING CHAMBER HAVING AN INLET, (D) AN OUTLET LEADING FROM SAID CHAMBER, (E) THE OUTER END OF SAID OUTLET HOSE CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID MACERATING CHAMBER, (F) A SHAFT MOUNTED AXIALLY IN SAID MACERATING CHAMBER, (G) MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT, (H) A FIRST MACERATING CIRCULAR CUTTER HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF SPACED CUTTING BLADES AND MOUNTED ON THE OUTER END OF SAID SHAFT, (I) SAID MACERATING CUTTING BLADES BEING ANGULARLY DISPOSED RELATIVE TO THE TRANSVERSE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT (J) A FLAT CIRCUIT MULTIPLE BLADE CUTTER MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND SPACED FROM SAID MACERATING BLADE UNIT, (K) A FLAT CIRCUIT FLOW DIRECTOR MEMBER SECURED AXIALLY WITHIN SAID MACERATING CHAMBER, (L) SAID FLOW DIRECTOR HAVING A MULTIPLICITY OF HOLES EXTENDING THERETHROUGH, (M) SAID MULTIPLE BLADE CUTTER POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID FLOW DIRECTOR TO SHEAR PIECES OF WASTE EXTENDING FROM SAID HOLES OF SAID FLOW DIRECTOR, AND (N) A SECOND MACERATING CIRCULAR CUTTER BLADE UNIT MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT SPACED FROM SAID FLOW DIRECTOR AND ADJACENT SAID OUTLET.
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