Apparatus for comminuting organic waste and injecting bio-enzymes into the waste

In combination, an organic waste disposer which includes a grinding chamber and a device for pumping bio-enzyme material from a container to discharge said bio-enzyme material into said grinding chamber, comprising:

• a support member adapted for mounting proximate to said organic waste disposer, an electric motor and a device in said chamber driven rotationally by said motor for grinding organic waste into fine particulates,
• a detent device on said support member operable to releasably engage a said container,
• a container which contains a bio-enzyme material releasably engaged by said detent device and having a pump mounted therein, said pump having a discharge conduit connected to the interior of said waste disposer grinding chamber and including a tubular member extending into a said container which engages the operating components of the pump, said tubular member having a longitudinal axis and responding to being moved axially by causing pumping of a predetermined quantity of bio-enzyme material from said container and discharging said material into said chamber of said disposer,
• an electroresponsive actuator responding to being electrically energized by driving said tubular member axially to effect said pumping of said bio-enzyme material, and
• an electric circuit including a switch operable to connect said circuit to an electric power source whereby said electroresponsive actuator and said motor of the disposer are connected to said circuit for being energized simultaneously when said switch is conductive.

In combination, an organic waste disposer and an injection device for injecting bio-enzyme material into the disposer,

• said disposer comprising a chamber, an electric motor and a member in said chamber for being driven rotationally by said motor to effect comminuting organic material in said chamber when said motor is energized, said chamber having an outlet through which comminuted organic material is discharged,
• a bracket member supporting said injection device adjacent said disposer,
• said injection device including a detent device that is operable to hold a container of bio-enzyme material stationarily and to alternately release said container for removal,
• a container which contains a bio-enzyme material releasably engaged by said detent device and having a pump mounted therein, said pump having a discharge outlet connected by a conduit to the interior of said waste disposer grinding chamber and an inlet disposed in said container and said pump including a tubular member responding to being depressed by causing said pump to discharge a predetermined quantity of bio-enzyme material from said outlet,
• an electroresponsive actuator responding to being energized by depressing said tubular member to effect pumping of said predetermined quantity of said bio-enzyme material, and
• electric circuit means including a switch for connecting said actuator and motor of said disposer to an electric power source concurrently whereby said actuator is depressed once each time said disposer is operated.

A food waste disposer, comprising:

• an electric motor and a grinding chamber,
• a pump having an inlet adapted for communicating with a source of bio-enzyme material and having an outlet coupled to the grinder chamber,
• an electroresponsive pump operator that responds to being electrically energized by operating said pump to withdraw a predetermined quantity of bio-enzyme material from said source and discharge the quantity into said grinding chamber, and
• an electric circuit including a switch operable to connect the circuit to an electric power source, said circuit including connections to said motor and said electroresponsive pump actuator such that said pump actuator is energized to effect discharge of said quantity of bio-enzyme simultaneously with energization of the motor.