Patent ID: 11918155
Assignee: nan
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A waterless toilet, comprising;
a toilet bowl having a bowl upper opening and a bowl lower opening, a feed mechanism having a feed mechanism receiving opening in fluid communication with said bowl lower opening and having a feed mechanism dispensing opening, and a drive motor drivably connected to said feed mechanism and electrically connected to an electric power source, and a collection container having a collection container receiving opening in fluid communication with said feed mechanism dispensing opening;
and a flexible tubular liner for feeding into said bowl upper opening and through said toilet bowl and thereby lining said toilet bowl, and then out of said bowl lower opening and into said feed mechanism receiving opening, and through said feed mechanism, which progressively draws said flexible tubular liner through the toilet bowl and feed mechanism when said feed mechanism is activated, and out of said feed mechanism dispensing opening, through said collection container receiving opening and into said collection container; wherein said feed mechanism comprises:
an upright first end plate and an upright second end plate;
roller axles extending between and mounted to said first and second end plates;
adjacent first and second roller sets, wherein said first roller set comprises a first upper roller and a first lower roller extending below and substantially parallel to said upper roller, and said second roller set comprises a second upper roller and a second lower roller extending below and substantially parallel to said second upper roller, said upper and lower rollers extending substantially horizontally and being rotatably mounted on respective said roller axles between said first and second end plates; and
a first feed belt extending around said first roller set and a second feed belt extending around said second roller set, said first and second feed belts having first and second belt outward surfaces with outwardly projecting and generally longitudinal belt feed fins which abut a corresponding said feed fin on the opposing said first or second belt to engage and draw said flexible tubular liner and any solid waste within said liner through said feed mechanism as said first and second feed belts are rotated by said drive motor;
wherein said motor is activated to flush the toilet, said motor rotating said rollers which rotate said drive belts to advance waste through said feed mechanism.