Patent ID: 8769730
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: B02C,E03D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for macerating solids contained in liquid effluent discharged from a toilet, the apparatus comprising: a) an intake basket comprising a side wall; b) an inlet tube in fluid communication with the side wall of the intake basket and configured to pass into the basket a volume of the liquid effluent and solids received from the toilet; c) a macerating cutter operatively connected to a motor; and d) a sensor capable of detecting liquid effluent discharged from the toilet and in communication with the motor, wherein when the effluent is discharged from the toilet toward the macerating cutter, the sensor is provided in a location so as to detects the discharge in sufficient advance of solids in the effluent contacting the macerating cutter, to communicate a signal indicative of the discharge to the motor, and to causes the motor to accelerate the macerating cutter to an operating speed sufficient to prevent solids from stopping the macerating cutter, before solids in the effluent contact the macerating cutter.