Catalyst container in incinerator toilet

Claim 2

In an incinerator toilet having an incinerator chamber; heating means for incinerating waste products; and a flow path extending from said incinerator chamber to a gas removal means for removing gases from said incinerator chamber, a catalyst container adapted to be located in said flow path between said incinerator chambEr and said gas removable means and containing a heat activated catalyst for removing odors, said catalyst container being adapted to be located to one side of said incinerator chamber and comprising; an inlet and an outlet, a catalyst chamber section located between said inlet and outlet for holding a heat activated catalyst for reducing odors, a diffusion chamber located between said inlet and said catalyst chamber section, a gas collection chamber located between said catalyst chamber section and said outlet, said diffusion chamber and said catalyst chamber section being separated by an upstream wall means having a plurality of small inlet apertures for allowing the passage of gas from said diffusion chamber into said catalyst chamber section and for holding said heat activated catalyst in said catalyst chamber section, said catalyst chamber section and said collection chamber being separated by a downstream wall means having a plurality of small outlet apertures for allowing the passage of gas from said catalyst chamber section to said collection chamber and for holding said heat activated catalyst in said catalyst chamber section.

Claim 3

The catalyst container of claim 1 wherein: said inlet and outlet apertures are located wiithin given areas of said upstream and downstream wall means, said catalyst chamber section from said upstream wall means to said downstream wall means has a cross-sectional area greater than said areas of said upstream wall means and said downstream wall means within which are located said inlet apertures and said outlet apertures respectively.

Claim 4

The catalyst container of claim 1 wherein: said inlet and outlet apertures are located within given areas of said upstream and downstream wall means, said area of said upstream wall means within which are located said inlet apertures is greater than the cross-sectional area of said inlet.

Claim 5

The catalyst container of claim 3 wherein: said area of said downstream wall means within which are located said outlet apertures is greater than the cross-sectional area of said outlet.

Claim 6

The catalyst container of claim 2 wherein: said area of said upstream wall means within which are located said inlet apertures is greater than the cross-sectional area of said inlet.

Claim 7

The catalyst container of claim 5 wherein: the area of said downstream wall means within which are located said outlet apertures is greater than the cross-sectional area of said outlet.

Claim 8

The catalyst container of claim 1 wherein: said upstream wall means and said downstream wall means comprise front and rear plates respectively, said small inlet apertures being formed through said front plate within an area spaced inward from its outer edges thereof such that said front plate has a solid wall surrounding said inlet apertures and which extends inward from the walls of said catalyst chamber section, said small outlet apertures being formed through said rear plate within an area spaced inward from its outer edges thereof such that said rear plate has a solid wall surrounding said outlet apertures and which extends inward from the walls of said catalyst chamber section.

Claim 9

The catalyst container of claim 7 wherein at least one of said plates is removable.

Claim 10

The catalyst container of claim 7 wherein: said area of said front plate within which are located said inlet apertures is greater than the cross-sectional area of said inlet.

Claim 11

The catalyst container of claim 9 wherein: said area of said rear plate within which are located said outlet apertures is greater than the cross-sectional area of said outlet.

Claim 12

The catalyst container of claim 10 wherein both of said front and rear plates are removable.

Claim 13

The catalyst container of claim 11 wherein: said inlet comprises an inlet conduit adapted to be removably coupled to an exhaust conduit extending from said incinerator chamber.

Claim 14

The catalyst container of claim 12 whErein: said catalyst chamber section is cylindrical in cross-section with the axis thereof extending through said inlet and outlet apertures.

Claim 15

In an incinerator toilet having an incinerator chamber; heating means for incinerating waste products; a vent conduit extending from said incinerator chamber; and a gas removal means for removing gases from said incinerator chamber by way of said vent conduit,the combination therewith of a catalyst container adapted to be located between said vent conduit and said gas removal means and containing a heat activated catalyst for removing odors from gases drawn through said vent conduit by said gas removal means, said catalyst container comprising: a housing member having side walls and an opening, extending therethrough from a front end to a rear end, a front insert comprising a front plate, a rear insert comprising a rear plate, said front and rear inserts being adapted to be removably inserted into front and rear ends of said member forming a catalyst chamber section between said front and rear plates for holding pellets of heat activated catalyst for reducing odor, a removable front cap having a front wall and extending side walls adapted to be fitted around the front end of said housing member, an inlet formed through said front cap and adapted to be removably coupled to said vent conduit of said incinerator chamber, a diffusion chamber, in communication with said inlet and downstream thereof, being formed between the front wall of said front cap and said front plate of said front insert when said front insert and front cap are located in place, a removable rear cap having a rear wall and extending side walls adapted to be fitted around the rear end of said housing member, an outlet formed through said rear cap and adapted to be in fluid communication with said gas removal means, a collection chamber, in communication with said outlet and upstream thereof, being formed between said rear plate of said rear insert and the rear wall of said rear cap when said rear insert and said rear cap are located in place, said front plate and said rear plate having a plurality of small inlet and outlet apertures formed therethrough within areas spaced inward from the outer edges of said front and rear plates respectively for holding said pellets within said catalyst chamber section and for allowing the passage of gas from said diffusion chamber to said collection chamber by way of the catalyst pellets located in said catalyst chamber section, the outer portions of said front and rear plates between their small inlet and outlet apertures and their outer edges being solid such that said front and rear plates have solid walls surrounding their inlet and outlet apertures and which extend inward from the walls of said housing member.

Claim 16

In an incinerator toilet having an incinerator chamber; heating means for incinerating waste products; a vent conduit extending from said incinerator chamber; and a gas removal means for removing gases from said incinerator chamber by way of said vent conduit,the combination therewith of a catalyst container adapted to be located between said vent conduit and said gas removal means and containing a heat activated catalyst for removing odors from gases drawn through said vent conduit by said gas removal means, said catalyst container comprising: a housing member having side walls and an opening, extending therethrough from a front end to a rear end, a front insert comprising a front plate, a rear insert comprising a rear plate, said front and rear inserts being adapted to be removably inserted into front and rear ends of said member forming a catalyst chamber section between said front and rear plates for holding pellets of heat activated catalyst for reducing odor, a removable front cap having a front wall and extending side walls adapted to be fitted around the front end of said housing member, an inlet formed through said front cap and adapted to be removably coupled to said vent conduit of said incinerator chamber, a diffusion chamber, in communication with said inlet and downstream thereof, being formed between the front wall of said front cap and said front plate of said front insert when said front insert and front cap are located in place, a removable rear cap having a rear wall and extending side walls adapted to be fitted around the rear end of said housing member, an outlet formed through said rear cap and adapted to be in fluid communication with said gas removal means, a collection chamber, in communication with said outlet and upstream thereof, being formed between said rear plate of said rear insert and the rear wall of said rear cap when said rear insert and said rear cap are located in place, said front plate and said rear plate having a plurality of small inlet and outlet apertures formed therethrough within areas spaced inward from the outer edges of said front and rear plates respectively for holding said pellets within said catalyst chamber section and for allowing the passage of gas from said diffusion chamber to said collection chamber by way of the catalyst pellets located in said catalyst chamber section, the outer portions of said front and rear plates between their small inlet and outlet apertures and their outer edges being solid such that said front and rear plates have solid walls surrounding their inlet and outlet apertures and which extend inward from the walls of said housing member.

Claim 17

The catalyst container of claim 14 comprising at least one tension spring adapted to be secured to said rear cap and to said incinerator chamber for holding said catalyst container in place against said incinerator chamber with said inlet coupled to said vent conduit of said incinerator chamber.

Claim 18

The catalyst container of claim 14 wherein: said housing member comprises a cylindrical housing member, said front and rear inserts comprise circular plates, said small inlet and outlet apertures being formed through said front and rear plates within circular area spaced inward from their outer edges such that said front and rear plates have solid annular walls surrounding their inlet and outlet apertures and which extend inward from the walls of said cylindrical housing member.

Claim 19

The catalyst container of claim 16 wherein: said inlet has a cross sectional area less than the area of said front plate within which are located said inlet apertures, said outlet has a cross-sectional area less than the area of said rear plate within which are located said outlet apertures.

Claim 20

The catalyst container of claim 17 wherein: said front insert comprises said front circular plate having cylindrical side walls extending therefrom with an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of said cylindrical housing member, said front insert being adapted to be inserted within the front end of said cylindrical member such that said front plate is spaced from the front end of said cylindrical member to define said diffusion chamber, said rear insert comprising said rear circular plate having cylindrical side walls extending therefrom, the cylindrical side walls of said rear insert having an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of said cylindrical housing member whereby said rear insert may be inserted in the rear end of said cylindrical housing member.

Claim 21

The catalyst container of claim 18 wherein: said inlet is formed through the front wall of said front cap and comprises an extending conduit adapted to be removably coupled to the vent conduit extending from said incinerator chamber, and at least one tension spring adapted to be secured to said rear cap and to said incinerator chamber for holding said catalyst container with said inlet conduit coupled to said vent conduit of said incinerator chamber.

Claim 22

The catalyst container of claim 1 comprising: an intermediate plate located in said catalyst chamber section between said front and rear means, said intermediate plate having an opening formed therethrough between its outer edges forming a solid wall surrounding its opening and which extends inward from the walls of said catalyst chamber section.

Claim 23

In an incinerator toilet having an incinerator chamber; heating means for incinerating waste products; and a flow path extending from said incinerator chamber to a gas removal means for removing gases from said incinerator chamber, a catalyst container adapted to be located in said flow path between said incinerator chamber and said gas removal means and containing a heat activated catalyst for removing odors, said catalyst container comprising: an inlet and an outlet, a catalyst chamber section located between said inlet and outlet for holding a heat activated catalyst for reducing odors, said catalyst chamber being separated from said inlet and outlet by front and rear means having a plurality of small inlet and outlet apertures respectively for holding said heat activated catalyst in said catalyst chamber section and for allowing the flow of gas from said inlet to said outlet by way of the heat activated catalyst in said catalyst chamber section, said inlet and outlet each having a cross sectional area less than the maximum cross sectional area of said catalyst chamber section, at least one deflector plate means located in said catalyst chamber section at a position spaced inward from said front and rear means and having its outer edges in contact with the surrounding walls of said catalyst chamber section, and an aperture formed through said plate means at a position spaced inward from its outer edges thereof such that said plate means has a solid wall surrounding its aperture and which wall extends inward from the walls of said catalyst chamber section.

Claim 24

In an incinerator toilet having an incinerator chamber; heating means for incinerating waste products; and a flow path extending from said incinerator chamber to a gas removal means for removing gases from said incinerator chamber, a catalyst container adapted to be located in said flow path between said incinerator chamber and said gas removal means and containing a heat activated catalyst for removing odors, said catalyst container comprising: an inlet and an outlet, a catalyst chamber section located between said inlet and outlet for holding a heat activated catalyst for reducing odors, said catalyst chamber being separated from said inlet and outlet by front and rear means having a plurality of small inlet and outlet apertures respectively for holding said heat activated catalyst in said catalyst chamber section and for allowing the flow of gas from said inlet to said outlet by way of the heat activated catalyst in said catalyst chamber section, said inlet and outlet each having a cross sectional area less than the maximum cross sectional area of said catalyst chamber section, at least one deflector plate means located in said catalyst chamber section at a position spaced inward from said front and rear means and having its outer edges in contact with the surrounding walls of said catalyst chamber section, and an aperture formed through said plate means at a position spaced inward from its outer edges thereof such that said plate means has a solid wall surrounding its aperture and which wall extends inward from the walls of said catalyst chamber section.

Claim 25

The catalyst container of claim 21 which comprises: a housing member having cylindrical side walls and a front wall, said inlet being formed through said front wall and adapted to be removably coupled to a vent conduit extending from said incinerator chamber, a removable rear cap having a rear wall and extending side walls adapted to be fitted around the rear end of said housing member, said outlet being formed through said rear cap and adapted to be located in fluid communication with said gas removal means, and two spaced apart deflector plate means located in said catalyst chamber section at a position spaced inward from said front and rear means and having their outer edges in contact with the surrounding walls of said catalyst chamber section, and an aperture formed tHrough each of said plate means at a position spaced inward from its outer edges thereof such that each of said plate means has a solid wall surrounding its aperture and which wall extends inward from the walls of said catalyst chamber section.

Claim 26

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said catalyst container comprises: a housing member having surrounding walls, a front wall coupled to one end of said housing member and having an opening formed therethrough defining said inlet, outer perforated surrounding walls located at a position spaced inward from said walls of housing member and having a front end connected to said front wall, inner perforated surrounding walls located at a position spaced inward from said outer perforated walls and having a front end connected to said front wall around said opening, rear wall means coupled to the rear ends of said outer and inner perforated walls, the space between said inner perforated walls and said outer perforated walls defining a catalyst chamber section for holding a heat activated catalyst for reducing odors, the interior of said inner perforated walls forming a diffusion chamber which is in fluid communication with said inlet, the space between said outer perforated walls and said walls of housing member forming a gas collection chamber, and an end cap coupled to the other end of said housing member forming said outlet and defining an outlet chamber in fluid communication with said outlet and with said collection chamber.

Claim 27

The apparatus of claim 23 wherein said rear wall means comprise separate rear walls coupled to the rear ends of said inner and outer perforated walls.

Claim 28

The apparatus of claim 23 wherein said rear wall means comprises a common rear wall coupled to the rear ends of said inner and outer perforated walls.