Patent ID: 6601243
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: A47K,C05F,Y02A,Y02P,Y02W,Y10S

Abstract:
A composting toilet installation comprising:a toilet seat placed over a gravity outlet opening; receiver means for receiving liquid effluent, fecal matter, and other waste, the receiver means being placed beneath the outlet opening and serving to separate the liquid effluent from the fecal matter and other waste; recovery means for recovering the liquid effluent; and displacement means for displacing the fecal matter and other waste away from the reception zone situated beneath the outlet opening towards a storage zone and actuated by control means; the installation further comprising, in the storage zone:a composting medium constituted in particular by fecal matter and other waste brought in by the displacement means, and containing worms of a variety suitable for transforming the fecal matter and other waste into compost; and dampening means for ensuring that the composting medium remains damp, other than by means of urine.