Patent ID: 8185983

Claim:
A sink system comprising: a storage area; a sink, coupled via a sink drain line, to said storage area; a bypass line, coupled via a disposal valve, to said storage area; a common line, coupled via a drain valve, to said storage area; a vacuum blower connected to, and capable of creating a pressure differential through said common line; and a controller having control logic for operating the system in a drain mode and a disposal mode; said disposal valve and said drain valve both being movable between an open position and a closed position, during the drain mode and the disposal mode, the disposal valve is initially in the open position and the drain valve is initially in the closed position; during the drain mode, said drain valve and said disposal valve are in the open position while said vacuum blower is activated; during the disposal mode, said drain valve is in the open position and said disposal valve is in the closed position while the vacuum blower is activated.