Patent ID: 6755966
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: E03F

Abstract:
A ground surface waste assembly for receiving waste; the assembly including;a waste collecting receptacle including an open mouth for receiving waste products from a flooring surface or appliance and a well which is defined by a floor and which receptacle has an outlet in fluid communication with said mouth, the outlet connecting the waste assembly to a waste drainage line for eventual discharge of said waste; said collecting receptacle also including a recessed beating surface extending at least partially about the periphery of said waste body and which is capable of supporting thereon an insert which forms part of a flooring; wherein, the insert forms a lid closing the receptacle so that the lid and receptacle when installed, are disposed below an upper flooring surface and wherein, the insert is capable of directly receiving and retaining a grate or appliance outlet; wherein the grate or appliance outlet may be positioned in an opening formed in the lid under a flooring surface level and at a height to accommodate a thickness of a floor cladding and at any location in the area of the insert and within the periphery of the collecting receptacle thereby allowing the assembly to accommodate a predetermined pattern, layout or configuration of flooring or ground cladding; wherein the assembly allows the grate or appliance outlet to be positioned in the insert not necessarily in alignment with under floor drainage plumbing; wherein the lid insert and receptacle are arranged so that when the grate or appliance outlet is disposed in the lid, surface water on the flooring can escape only via the inside of the receptacle.