Patent ID: 9555417
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B02C,E03C,G01V

Claim:
1. An under-sink disposal system, comprising: (a) a sink installed in a countertop; (b) a disposal mounted under the sink and comprising a shredding mechanism for shredding waste received from the sink that enters into a shredding area of the disposal, with a fluid passageway extending from a drain of the sink for passing of waste to the shredding area of the disposal; and (c) means for inhibiting shredding operation of the disposal upon the detection of a metallic object passing through the fluid passageway toward the shredding area of the disposal, including, (i) stopping shredding operation of the disposal when running, upon detection of a metallic object passing through the fluid passageway toward the shredding area of the disposal, and (ii) preventing shredding operation of the disposal from starting after the detection of a metallic object passing through the fluid passageway toward the shredding area of the disposal.