Patent ID: 6948920
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: F04B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A portable pump for removing liquid from the flat bottom surface of a toilet tank and the arcuate bottom surface of a toilet bowl, said portable pump comprising: a housing having a first end for positioning on the flat bottom surface of said toilet tank and the arcuate bottom surface of said toilet bowl, both of said bottom surfaces having liquid positioned thereon, said housing having a second end spaced from said first end, said housing having an inlet formed in said first end configured to receive said liquid positioned on said bottom surface of said toiled tank and on said bottom surface of said bowl and said housing having an outlet configured to discharge said liquid received into said housing from said inlet, said first end having an arcuate portion shaped to substantially conform to said arcuate bottom surface of said toilet bowl and contact said arcuate bottom surface during pump operation and said first end further having a flat portion shaped to substantially conform to said flat bottom surface of said toilet tank and contact said flat bottom surface during pump operation, said arcuate portion located on the periphery of said flat surface and said flat bottom surface having said inlet disposed therein; a hand pumping device connected to be in communication with said housing, said hand pumping device being operable by a user to urge said liquid into and out of said housing; an inlet gate mounted within said housing and proximate said inlet, said inlet gate being operable between an open position to allow liquid to flow into said housing from said inlet and a closed position to inhibit the flow of liquid out of said inlet; an outlet gate mounted within said housing and proximate said outlet, said outlet gate being operable between an open position to allow liquid to out from said housing and a closed position to inhibit the flow of liquid and air into said housing; and a discharge tube having a first tube end connected to said outlet and a second tube end spaced away from said housing and positioned to discharge said liquid away from said toilet tank and said toilet bowl.