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Cartridge apparatus for urinal

a cartridge and urinal technology, applied in the field of urinals, can solve problems such as the reduction of water supply demands

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-09-21
JANSSEN TERRANCE E
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[0007] The present invention, at least in one embodiment, provides a cartridge apparatus installed in a urinal (e.g., a flushless or waterless urinal) that includes a trap device (e.g., one way valve device) that allows urine to flow to a drain when in a first open state and prevents gases (e.g., including sewer gases and other urine odors) from escaping to the location of the urinal when in a second closed state.

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Minimization of such flushing decreases the demands on water supplies, as well as on waste water disposal systems.
However, there are various disadvantages with cartridges used for waterless urinals that utilize liquids or other solutions as an odor trap.

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[0030] Generally, exemplary embodiments of a urinal apparatus 10 which may be used with one or more embodiments of a cartridge apparatus 70 shall be described with reference to FIG. 1, as well as FIG. 2. Thereafter, illustrative embodiments of one or more cartridge apparatus shall thereafter be further described with reference to FIGS. 2-5.

[0031] One skilled in the art will recognize from the description herein that various illustrative embodiments described herein include some features or elements included in other illustrative embodiments and / or exclude other features or elements. However, a urinal apparatus and / or a cartridge apparatus, according to the present invention, may include any combination of features or elements selected from one or more of the various embodiments described herein with reference to FIGS. 1-5. For example, a urinal apparatus may include a cleaning apparatus and a P-trap drain connection, as described herein, whereas another embodiment of a urinal appar...

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Abstract

A cartridge apparatus for use with a urinal (e.g., a waterless urinal) is configured to be received at least partially within a cartridge housing associated with the urinal bowl thereof. The cartridge apparatus includes a cartridge top member having at least one opening configured to allow urine in a urinal bowl to pass into the cartridge apparatus and a fluidless cartridge trap connected to the cartridge top member that is normally in a closed state to prevent gases (e.g., sewer gases or other odors) from exiting from a cartridge housing and that is in an open state to allow urine to pass therethrough when urine is received in the cartridge apparatus through the cartridge top member. A urinal apparatus with which the cartridge may be used may include a cleaning apparatus for use in disinfecting and / or deodorizing the urinal apparatus.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 662,189 entitled “FLUSHLESS URINAL APPARATUS,” filed 16 Mar. 2005, wherein such document is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates generally to urinals (e.g., flushless or waterless urinals). [0003] There is a continued emphasis on water conservation. As such, there is a desire to minimize the amount of water consumed in flushing toilets and urinals. Minimization of such flushing decreases the demands on water supplies, as well as on waste water disposal systems. [0004] Generally, most sanitation codes require urinals to provide an odor seal to contain sewer gases and other odors which develop in the drain system to which they are connected (e.g., one or more drain pipes). Such odor seal functionality is generally performed by well-known P-traps and / or S-traps, in which the seal is formed by a residual por...

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IPC IPC(8): E03D13/00
CPCE03C1/281E03C1/298E03D13/00
Inventor JANSSEN, TERRANCE E.
Owner JANSSEN TERRANCE E
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