Patent ID: 6973939

Claim:
An odor trap apparatus for conveyance of wastewater to an external drain, including: a housing ( 32 ) having an interior and an opening ( 48 ) extending from the interior to the external drain; a cartridge ( 22 ) having an exterior and receivable in the housing interior, an opening ( 26 ) for receiving the wastewater, and an exit opening ( 78 ) disposed to communicate with the housing opening: housing cartridge-engagement implementation ( 60 ) associated with the housing interior; cartridge housing-engagement implementation ( 82 ) associated with the cartridge exterior, and said housing and cartridge implementations having respective cooperative mechanisms for effecting an interengagement therebetween for securing said cartridge within said housing, said housing and cartridge implementations ( 60 , 82 ) have a mutual arrangement that, when interengaged, align the cartridge opening with respect to the housing opening to facilitate conveyance of the wastewater to the external drain.