Claims
- 1. An assembly for communicating waste from a discharge outlet of a food waste disposer to a waste line, the assembly comprising:an isolation portion being at least partially flexible for isolating vibration of the disposer and defining a passage between first and second ends for communicating waste; a first connection portion for connecting the first end of the isolation portion to the discharge outlet; and a second connection portion for connecting the second end of the isolation portion to the waste line.
- 2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the isolation portion comprises a flexible body portion being substantially tubular and composed of rubber, Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs), or Thermoplastic Rubbers (TPRs).
- 3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion comprises a flange member integrally formed on the first end of the isolation portion.
- 4. The assembly of claim 3, wherein the first connection portion comprises a connection member disposed on the isolation portion, the connection member attaching to the discharge outlet and engaging the flange member.
- 5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion comprises a first rigid portion coupled to the first end of the isolation portion.
- 6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the first rigid portion is substantially tubular and composed of plastic.
- 7. The assembly of claim 5, wherein:the first rigid portion comprises a first flanged end, and the first connection portion comprises a connection member disposing on the first rigid portion, the connection member attaching to the discharge outlet and engaging the first flanged end.
- 8. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the first rigid portion is integrally molded to the first end of the isolation portion.
- 9. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the first rigid portion comprises a second flanged end, the second flanged end engaging a recess defined in the passage of the isolation portion.
- 10. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the first connection portion comprises a first clamp device attaching an end of the first rigid portion to the first end of the isolation portion.
- 11. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the second connection portion comprises a second rigid portion coupled to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the second rigid portion is integrally molded to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 13. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the second rigid portion comprises a flanged end, the flanged end engaging a recess defined in the passage of the isolation portion.
- 14. The assembly of claim 11, wherein the second connection portion comprises a second clamp device attaching an end of the second rigid portion to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 15. The assembly of claim 1, wherein:the first connection portion comprises a first rigid portion coupled to the first end of the isolation portion, and the second connection portion comprises a second rigid portion coupled to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 16. An assembly for communicating waste from a discharge outlet of a food waste disposer to a waste line, the assembly comprising:an isolation portion being at least partially flexible for isolating vibration of the disposer, the isolation portion comprising a substantially annular member having an inner dimension and an outer dimension; a first connection portion for connecting the isolation portion to the discharge outlet, the first connection portion comprising a rigid portion movably disposing in the substantially annular member and engaging the inner dimension; and a second connection portion for connecting the outer dimension of the isolation portion to the waste line.
- 17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the rigid portion comprises a rim adjacent the inner dimension.
- 18. The assembly of claim 16, wherein the second connection portion comprises a threaded member integrally molded to the outer dimension and capable of threading onto the waste line.
- 19. A food waste disposer connectable to a waste line and having a grinding section, comprising:a discharge outlet for discharging waste from the grinding section; and an assembly for communicating waste from the discharge outlet of the food waste disposer to the waste line, the assembly comprising: first means for coupling to the discharge outlet; second means for coupling to the waste line; and means for isolating vibration between the first and second means.
- 20. A food waste disposer connectable to a waste line, comprising:a discharge outlet; and an assembly for communicating waste from the discharge outlet to the waste line, comprising: an isolation portion being at least partially flexible for isolating vibration of the disposer and defining a passage between first and second ends, a first connection portion for connecting the first end of the isolation portion to the discharge outlet, and a second connection portion for connecting the second end of the isolation portion to the waste line.
- 21. The food waste disposer of claim 20, wherein the isolation portion comprises a flexible body portion being substantially tubular and composed of rubber, Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs), or Thermoplastic Rubbers (TPRs).
- 22. The food waste disposer of claim 20, wherein the first connection portion comprises a flange member integrally formed on the first end of the isolation portion.
- 23. The food waste disposer of claim 22, wherein the first connection portion comprises a connection member disposed on the isolation portion, the connection member attaching to the discharge outlet and engaging the flange member.
- 24. The food waste disposer of claim 20, wherein the first connection portion comprises a first rigid portion coupled to the first end of the isolation portion.
- 25. The food waste disposer of claim 24, wherein the first rigid portion is substantially tubular and composed of plastic.
- 26. The food waste disposer of claim 24, wherein:the first rigid portion comprises a first flanged end, and the first connection portion comprises a connection member disposing on the first rigid portion, the connection member attaching to the discharge outlet and engaging the first flanged end.
- 27. The food waste disposer of claim 24, wherein the first rigid portion is integrally molded to the first end of the isolation portion.
- 28. The food waste disposer of claim 24, wherein the first rigid portion comprises a second flanged end, the second flanged end engaging a recess defined in the passage of the isolation portion.
- 29. The food waste disposer of claim 24, wherein the first connection portion comprises a first clamp device attaching an end of the first rigid portion to the first end of the isolation portion.
- 30. The food waste disposer of claim 20, wherein the second connection portion comprises a second rigid portion coupled to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 31. The food waste disposer of claim 30, wherein the second rigid portion is integrally molded to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 32. The food waste disposer of claim 30, wherein the second rigid portion comprises a flanged end, the flanged end engaging a recess defined in the passage of the isolation portion.
- 33. The food waste disposer of claim 30, wherein the second connection portion comprises a second clamp device attaching an end of the second rigid portion to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 34. The food waste disposer of claim 20, wherein:the first connection portion comprises a first rigid portion coupled to the first end of the isolation portion, and the second connection portion comprises a second rigid portion coupled to the second end of the isolation portion.
- 35. A food waste disposer connectable to a waste line, comprising:a discharge outlet; and an assembly for communicating waste from the discharge outlet to the waste line, comprising: an isolation portion being at least partially flexible for isolating vibration of the disposer, the isolation portion comprising a substantially annular member having an inner dimension and an outer dimension, a first connection the isolation portion to the discharge outlet, the first connection portion comprising a rigid portion movably disposing in the substantially annular member and engaging the inner dimension, and a second connection portion for connecting the outer dimension of the isolation portion to the waste line.
- 36. The food waste disposer of claim 35, wherein the rigid portion comprises a rim adjacent the inner dimension.
- 37. The food waste disposer of claim 35, wherein the second connection portion comprises a threaded member integrally molded to the outer dimension and capable of threading onto the waste line.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/332,150, filed Nov. 21, 2001, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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