Patent ID: 6016980
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A61L,E03C

Abstract:
A garbage disposal disinfecting system comprising, in combination:a sink basin with a faucet for supplying water and an outlet drain formed on a bottom face thereof, the outlet drain having a garbage disposal adapted to rotate upon the actuation thereof;a hollow container constructed from a nylon plastic material for defining an interior space, the container being formed by an exterior wall, the exterior wall having apertures extending into the interior space of the container such that the container is adapted for permitting environmental communication between the interior space of the container and an exterior environment outside the container, the container being generally spherical to prevent the container from passing through the garbage disposal and to facilitate agitation of the container by the garbage disposal when the container is positioned in the outlet drain, the spherical container having a plurality of equally spaced apertures formed therein along equally spaced, parallel concentric circles on the container; anda solid material formed of a disinfectant substance and a perfume substance, the solid material forming a ball with a diameter slightly less than that of the spherical container, the solid material being situated within the spherical container and adapted to dissolve upon being subjected to water and agitation of the container.