Portable toilet
AssigneeSatellite Industries, Inc.
InventorRonald Holmstadt
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Abstract
A portable restroom is designed to provide features which enhance the comfort and appeal to users. These features include a rigid and stable structure, including a rigid floor structure, thus providing a sense of security to the user. Further, flushing and fresh water capabilities are achieved by using a dual tank structure made capable by the base design itself. This dual tank structure is achieved utilizing a unique siphoning pump to provide appropriate functionality.
Claims8
A uniform base structure creating a stable platform on an upper surface thereof capable of supporting the weight of individuals, the base structure comprising:
- a bottom portion contacting a supporting surface at least two locations;
- a top panel forming the platform on an upper surface thereof;
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- a formed bottom panel bridging the at least two locations of the bottom portion contacting the support surface, the bottom panel having a plurality of primary ribs and a support web extending between the primary ribs, the support web extending upwardly such that an upper portion of the support web contacts a lower surface of the top panel, wherein the support web has a plurality of non-symmetrical arched portions extending between each pair of primary ribs and the top panel, each non-symmetrical arched portion extending only a longitudinal portion of the length of the primary rib, the plurality of non-symmetrical arched portions alternating in direction extending down the length of the primary rib, thus creating an alternating pattern of contact points.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.