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US 5,177,819 AGranted
Waterless toilet with containers with lids for waste
OwnerJohannes Lobbertinventor
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Abstract
A waterless toilet with a seat for use with a container (15) that accommodates the waste, that can be closed, that has a rim resting against the seat while the toilet is in use, and that can be removed from the seat, closed, and deposited once the toilet has been used. The toilet has snap-in components (17) distributed around its rim and a lid (26) that covers the container after it has been used. The lid has snap-in components (27) that fit tight into the snap-in components on the rim, sealing the container hermetically and allowing someone to lift it out by grasping the lid.
Claims13
A waterless toilet comprising, in combination:
- (a) a toilet seat with a central opening;
- (b) a replaceable container having a rim, said container being arranged beneath said opening with said rim adjacent the seat when the toilet is in use, said container being adapted to be closed, removed from the seat, and disposed of once the toilet has been used;
- (c) a container lid configured to cover said container after the toilet has been used, said lid having means for gripping said rim whereby said container is hermetically sealed and can be removed from the toilet by lifting said lid;
- (d) a supporting structure arranged beneath said container, said supporting structure being movable between a lowered position when the toilet is in use and a raised position for removal of the container, said supporting structure having means for engaging said rim with said gripping means to snap said rim and said lid together when in the raised position;
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- (e) means for raising and lowering said supporting structure;
- whereby the supporting structure may be raised after use of the toilet to attach the lid to the container, so that the lid and container may be removed and disposed of as a unit.
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