Patent ID: 8656524

Claim:
A toilet assembly, comprising: a toilet comprising a discharge outlet; a macerator assembly coupled to the discharge outlet of the toilet; a discharge tube downstream from the macerator assembly and coupled to an output of the macerator assembly; a holding tank coupled to the macerator assembly via the discharge tube; an electrically-operated monitoring assembly configured to monitor an amount of material in the holding tank and further configured to prevent operation of the macerator assembly when the material in the holding tank reaches a predetermined level; and an adapter plate coupled to a support surface about an opening of the support surface that is in communication with the holding tank, and sealingly attached to the discharge tube, wherein the adapter plate includes a first aperture therein for receiving the discharge tube and the adapter plate includes a second, independent aperture adjacent to the first aperture for receiving the monitoring assembly, and wherein the monitoring assembly is adjustably attached to the adapter plate such that a position of the monitoring assembly within the holding tank can be adjusted.