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US 2008/0164191 A1Published application
Waste disposal system
OwnerMichael J. Bryan-Browninventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to waste disposal methods and systems. In one embodiment of the present invention, a waste disposal system is positioned under a sink in a building connected to a septic system for disposal of food waste and wastewater. The waste disposal system includes a grinding chamber, a centrifugal-pump chamber, and a straining chamber for separating food waste from wastewater. The straining chamber includes a filtration basket, and an outlet pipe.
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A disposal system comprising:
- a grinding chamber for receiving food waste and wastewater and grinding the food waste into ground food waste;
- a straining chamber for separating the wastewater from the ground food waste;
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- a centrifugal-pump chamber for projecting the ground food waste and the wastewater from the grinding chamber to the straining chamber.
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A method for disposing of food waste, the method comprising:
- providing a disposal system, the disposal system including a grinding chamber for grinding input food waste into ground food waste, a straining chamber for separating wastewater from the ground food waste, and a centrifugal-pump chamber interconnecting the grinding chamber to the straining chamber;
- receiving the food waste and wastewater into the grinding chamber;
- grinding the food waste into ground food waste;
- projecting the ground food waste and the wastewater from the centrifugal-pump chamber to the straining chamber;
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- separating the ground food waste from the wastewater.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.