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US 6,584,623 B2Granted
Flush toilet for RV's and boats
AssigneeThetford Corporation
InventorsGeorge Grech, John E. Hammond, James Kenneth Miller
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Abstract
A flush toilet having two nozzles located within its bowl. The two nozzles being oriented in opposite directions and alternately providing pulses of flush water into and around the bowl.
Claims8
A flush toilet comprising:
- a bowl having an upper end and a bottom discharge outlet through which waste is flushed from said bowl,
- a valve mounted to said toilet for movement between open and closed positions with respect to said outlet,
- an actuation member connected to said valve causing movement of said valve between said positions;
- an actuator operable to move said actuation member;
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- a clutch associated with said actuator and said actuation member, said clutch providing slip between said actuation member and said actuator when an obstacle is in a position preventing opening or closing of said valve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.