Claims
- 1. A macerator device for coupling and decoupling to a waste disposal port of a holding tank of a recreational vehicle, train, airplane, bus, boat or other portable toilet application for emptying the same, comprising:
a pump head adaptor having means for coupling the macerator device to the waste disposal port of the holding tank; and a macerator pump subassembly being coupled to the pump head adapter, having an in-take port for receiving waste from the holding tank through the pump head adaptor, having a rotary blade for chopping the waste, and having a discharge port for discharging the waste to a suitable discharge waste repository.
- 2. A macerator device according to claim 1, wherein the means for coupling includes a plurality of fingers with respective finger slots for rotatably coupling the macerator device to the waste disposal port of the holding tank.
- 3. A macerator device according to claim 1, wherein the macerator device further comprises a pump head inlet adapter having a garden hose adapter arranged therein for receiving water from a garden hose for flushing the holding tank.
- 4. A macerator device according to claim 3, wherein the garden hose adapter includes an on/off flush valve for turning the water on/off while flushing the holding tank.
- 5. A macerator device according to claim 1, wherein
the in-take port of the macerator pump subassembly includes a plurality of bolts extending therefrom, each with a respective thread on an end thereof; the pump head adaptor has an output end with a plurality of channels, each bolt passing through a respective channel; and the macerator device includes a plurality of nuts, each nut coupled to a respective thread for coupling the pump head adaptor and macerator pump subassembly together.
- 6. A macerator device according to claim 3, wherein the garden hose adapter has a check valve arranged therein.
- 7. A macerator device according to claim 1, wherein the pump head adaptor has an input end with an O-ring arranged in a circumferentail groove or ledge on an interior surface thereof for providing a seal between the pump head adaptor and the waste disposal port of the holding tank when coupled together.
- 8. A macerator device according to claim 1, wherein the pump head adapter has a conical interior surface for funneling waste into the macerator pump subassembly.
- 9. A macerator device according to claim 1, wherein the macerator pump subassembly has an inlet port for receiving a fluid for cleaning the rotary blade.
- 10. A macerator device for coupling and decoupling to a waste disposal port of a holding tank of a recreational vehicle, train, airplane, bus, boat or other portable toilet application for emptying the same, comprising:
a pump head adaptor having means for coupling the macerator device to the waste disposal port of the holding tank, and having a pump head inlet adapter with a garden hose adapter arranged therein for receiving water from a garden hose for flushing the holding tank; and a macerator pump subassembly being coupled to the pump head adapter, having an in-take port for receiving waste from the holding tank through the pump head adaptor, having a rotary blade for macerating the waste, having an inlet port for receiving a fluid for cleaning the rotary blade, and having a discharge port for discharging the waste to a suitable discharge waste repository.
- 11. A macerator device according to claim 10, wherein the means for coupling includes a plurality of fingers with respective finger slots for rotatably coupling the macerator device to the waste disposal port of the holding tank.
- 12. A macerator device according to claim 10, wherein the garden hose adapter includes an on/off flush valve for turning the water on/off while flushing the holding tank.
- 13. A macerator device according to claim 10, wherein
the in-take port of the macerator pump subassembly includes a plurality of bolts extending therefrom, each with a respective thread on an end thereof; the pump head adaptor has an output end with a plurality of channels, each bolt passing through a respective channel; and the macerator device includes a plurality of nuts, each nut coupled to a respective thread for coupling the pump head adaptor and macerator pump subassembly together.
- 14. A macerator device according to claim 10, wherein the garden hose adapter has a check valve arranged therein.
- 15. A macerator device according to claim 10, wherein the pump head adaptor has an input end with an O-ring arranged therein for providing a seal between the pump head adaptor and the waste disposal port of the holding tank when coupled together.
- 16. A macerator device according to claim 10, wherein the pump head adapter has a conical interior surface for funneling waste into the macerator pump subassembly.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit to provisional patent application serial No. 60/438,497, filed Jan. 7, 2003, hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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