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US 8,616,241 B2Granted
Waste evacuation system for a vehicle
OwnerDouglas R. Swartsinventor
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Abstract
A waste evacuation system for a vehicle having an extendible and retractable hose for transferring the waste has been described.
Claims24
A fluid transfer system comprising:
- one or more tanks capable of holding said fluid;
- an extendible and retractable hose for transferring said fluid, wherein said extendible and retractable hose has two ends, a first end in fluid communication with said one or more tanks, and a second end having an attached nozzle, said extendible and retractable hose extendible so said nozzle is capable of being in fluid communication with a receiving receptacle for transfer of said fluid, and;
- wherein said second end is extended and retraced in response to gas pressure inside of said extendible and retractable hose.
A vehicle waste transfer system comprising:
- one or more tanks capable of holding said waste;
- an extendible and retractable hose for transferring said waste, wherein said extendible and retractable hose has two ends, a first end in communication with said one or more tanks, and a second end having an attached nozzle, said extendible and retractable hose extendible so said nozzle is capable of transferring said waste a distance from said vehicle;
- wherein said second end is extended in response to gas pressure applied to the inside of said extendible and retractable hose.
A system for transferring liquid waste comprising:
- one or more tanks capable of holding said liquid waste;
- an extendible and retractable hose for transferring said liquid waste, wherein said extendible and retractable hose has two ends, a first end for receiving liquid waste from said one or more tanks, and a second end having an attached nozzle, said extendible and retractable hose extendible a distance from said vehicle so said nozzle is capable of transferring said received liquid waste;
- wherein said second end is extendible and retractable in response to gas pressure applied to the inside of said extendible and retractable hose.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.