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Patent US7114314 - Waste disposal devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsWaste disposal device including a housing defining a waste compartment for receiving enclosed waste, flexible tubing received in the housing and which operatively receives waste therein, a retention mechanism for holding a quantity of waste received in a length of the tubing and a rotation mechanism...http://www.google.com/patents/US7114314?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7114314 - Waste disposal devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7114314 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/032,554Publication dateOct 3, 2006Filing dateJan 10, 2005Priority dateJul 31, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2499016A1, EP1545807A2, US6851251, US20040020175, US20050126130, WO2004011164A2, WO2004011164A3Publication number032554, 11032554, US 7114314 B2, US 7114314B2, US-B2-7114314, US7114314 B2, US7114314B2InventorsDavid M. StravitzOriginal AssigneeSaniquest Industries Corp.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (31), Referenced by (24), Classifications (27), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWaste disposal devices
US 7114314 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/633,198 filed Jul. 31, 2003 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,851,251 which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/400,379 filed Jul. 31, 2002, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
In U.S. Pat. No. 6,612,099, problems with diaper pails of the Diaper Genie� type are mentioned and innovative constructions of diaper pails are presented. Additional innovative constructions of diaper pails which also overcome problems with the conventional Diaper Genie� type diaper pails are disclosed herein.
The retention mechanism can take various forms. In one form, the retention mechanism comprises a cylindrical member defining a waste insertion chamber in an interior and the tubing is arranged around the cylindrical member such that the length of the tubing passes through the waste insertion chamber and receives waste when therein. Fins may be provided on the cylindrical member to impart downward movement to the waste when in the waste insertion chamber, i.e., urge the waste into the compartment as the twist is formed. To this end, the fins are advantageously angled such that an inward edge thereof is inclined at an angle of about 30� to a vertical axis of the cylindrical member. A ring gear is formed in connection with the cylindrical member for engaging with the rotation mechanism.
Preferably, the protruding fins 44 are inclined so as to drive the waste material, when surrounded by tubing 34, downward toward the bottom of the housing 12 as the cylindrical member 42 rotates (see FIG. 2). The angle R of the inclined protruding fins 44 shown in FIG. 2 may be approximately 30�. However, other inclination angles may be provided, as desired.
The cartridges 24, 162 can also be designed for single uses, i.e., contain an amount of tubing 34 to enable filling of the waste storage compartment 90 with only a single series of waste insertions. In this case, the cartridges 24, 162 could be made shorter as they would contain less tubing than if designed for multiple uses and thus, the waste disposal devices 10, 150 could be made shallower. A typical height of a single-use, disposable cartridge would be about � to about 1 inch.
With respect to eliminating the need to tie the tubing 34 at the beginning of use of the cartridge 162, the cartridge 162 is constructed with the front end of tubing 34 closed, for example, by using a metal clip or clasp 214 as shown in FIGS. 11 and 13. The clasp 214 is secured to the front end of the tubing 34 during manufacture of the cartridge 162 so that the cartridge 162 is ready for use immediately upon purchase without requiring removal of a length of tubing and tying of the end of the removed length of tubing (as in conventional diaper pails of the “Diaper Genie”� type described above).
The mechanism on the upper wall 172 which will attach the parts 172 a, 172 b thereof together may be of the Velcro� type whereby part 172 a includes a section of hook fasteners 218 and part 172 b includes a section of loop fasteners 224 positioned to mate with the hook fastener section 218 when the upper wall 172 is folded about the score lines 222. The size and shape of the hook and loop fastener sections 218, 224 can be varied and adjusted with a view toward obtaining a sufficiently secure bond between the parts 172 a, 172 b of the upper wall 172 when the upper wall 172 is folded about the score lines 222.
An alternative mechanism would be to arrange a strip of adhesive on one part 172 a with a covering pad so that removal of the covering pad would expose the adhesive which would then be folded to engage the opposite part 172 b. Another alternative mechanism is shown in FIGS. 14–18 and comprises a tie 226 and a clasp 228 stamped or otherwise integrated into the upper wall 172′. Upper wall 172′ also includes an aperture 230 on each part 172 a′, 172 b′ which align when the cover 172′ is folded. When the tubing 34 in the cartridge 162′ is exhausted, the tie 226 and clasp 228 are removed from the upper wall 172′, the upper wall 172′ is folded about the score lines 222 and the tie 226 is inserted through the aligning apertures 230 and the clasp 228 is then attached to the tie 226 to thereby securely keep the upper wall 172′ in a folded state. Alternatively, the tie 226 and clasp 228 can be used to tie off the open end of the tubing 34 in a conventional manner.
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