Patent ID: 8291525

Claim:
A vacuum waste assembly, comprising: a base assembly comprising at least one side wall having a vertically extending wall extending from a top surface of the side wall, the vertically extending wall having a plurality of horizontally extending members extending therefrom, the horizontally extending members being positioned such that respective spaces are formed between the horizontally extending members; and a toilet bowl assembly having a toilet bowl and a plurality of downwardly extending members extending therefrom, each of the downwardly extending members positioned in correspondence with a respective one of the horizontally extending members of the base assembly and having a gap therein to receive and mate with the respective one of the horizontally extending members, such that when the toilet bowl assembly is mounted to the base assembly, a respective downwardly extending member passes into a respective space formed between the horizontally extending members, and a respective one of the horizontally extending members between which the respective space is formed is received into and mates with the gap of the respective downwardly extending member to thus removably secure the toilet bowl assembly to the base assembly and prevent the toilet bowl assembly from being lifted in a vertical direction off the base assembly.