Waste trap
AssigneeMcAlpine & Company Limited
InventorJames Kenneth McAlpine
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Abstract
A waste trap 10 for use in plumbing installations is provided, the trap comprising a unitary metal body 12 defining an interior volume, and having a tubular plastics insert 20 located in an inlet 14 of the body 12 and extending into the volume to below the height of a waste outlet 16. The insert 20 partitions the upper portion of the volume into two regions, and serves to provide a water seal between the inlet 14 and the outlet 16 when the trap is in use.
Claims22
A waste trap comprising a body defining an interior volume, and having an inlet and an outlet each located at a height on the body;
- and an insert located in the inlet and extending into and partitioning the volume to below the height of the outlet, to allow provision of a liquid seal between the inlet and outlet.
A method of manufacturing a waste trap, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a body defining an interior volume, and having an inlet and an outlet each located at a height on the body;
- and
- locating an insert in the inlet extending into the volume to below the height of the outlet.
A waste trap comprising a body defining an interior volume, and having an inlet and an outlet each located at a height on the body;
- and an insert located in the inlet and extending into and partitioning the volume to below the height of the outlet, wherein the trap contains a volume of liquid to provide a liquid seal between the inlet and outlet.
A waste trap comprising a unitary metal body defining an interior volume, and having an inlet and an outlet;
- and an insert located in the inlet and extending into and partitioning the volume to below the height of the outlet;
- wherein the insert is tamper-proof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.