Patent ID: 8381751

Claim:
An automated dump station comprising: a dump station with a drain line that has an opening that defines an inlet into a receptacle for receiving waste from a holding tank, said waste transferred from said holding tank to said dump station through a drain hose, a unitary lever arm mounted directly to said receptacle, said unitary lever arm having a locking cap positioned on one end thereof and the opposite end of said unitary lever arm defining an actuator pedal, said unitary lever arm selectively movable to move the locking cap from a locking cap first position in which the locking cap is positioned directly over and not spaced apart from the inlet to thereby cover and thereby occlude said opening to thereby prevent said drain hose from being inserted into said opening, and a locking cap second position in which the locking cap is lifted off the inlet and spaced apart therefrom to allow said drain hose to be inserted into said opening so that said drain hose is fluidly connected to the dump station; a latching mechanism associated with the unitary lever arm and selectively movable from a locked position in which the locking cap is locked in the locking cap first position and an unlocked position in which the locking cap may be moved to the locking cap second position; a control assembly with means to accept and register a monetary payment, whereby a signal generated by said payment triggers the repositioning of the latching mechanism from the locked position to the unlocked position.