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US 10,743,728 B2Granted
Toilet system and components thereof
AssigneeTidyHut, Inc.
InventorErik Nelson
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Abstract
A toilet system includes a waterless waste disposal system. A waste liner advancement mechanism is configured to: cover a toilet seat with a liner, capture waste expelled from a user, and mechanically advance the liner into a waste storage area so as to place a fresh liner over the toilet seat after capturing the waste.
Claims20
A toilet system, comprising:
- a waterless waste disposal subsystem including:
- a toilet seat, and
- a waste liner advancement mechanism configured to:
- cover the toilet seat with a liner,
- capture waste expelled from a user, and
- mechanically advance the liner into a waste storage area so as to place a fresh liner over the toilet seat after capturing the waste;
- and
- an enclosure around the toilet seat, the enclosure including a sliding door,
- wherein the liner includes an absorbent material disposed on at least a portion thereof to absorb fluid that contacts the liner.
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A toilet system, comprising:
- a toilet waste hole area;
- a door to enter into the toilet waste hole area;
- and
- a waste liner advancement mechanism configured to:
- cover the toilet waste hole area with a liner,
- capture waste expelled from a user, and
- mechanically advance the liner into a waste storage area beneath the toilet waste hole area so as to place a fresh liner over the toilet waste hole area after capturing the waste,
- wherein the toilet system is configured to transmit usage and status data for collection and analysis including a need to service the toilet system, and
- wherein the waste liner advancement mechanism is coupled with the door such that when the door is opened, the waste liner advancement mechanism is actuated to advance the liner.
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A toilet system, comprising:
- a waste liner advancement mechanism configured to:
- cover a toilet waste hole area with a liner,
- capture waste expelled from a user, and
- mechanically advance the liner into a waste storage area beneath the toilet waste hole area so as to place a fresh liner over the toilet waste hole area after capturing the waste;
- and
- a door into the toilet system,
- wherein the waste liner advancement mechanism is coupled with the door such that when the door is opened, the waste liner advancement mechanism is actuated to advance the liner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.