US 12,168,863 B2
Waste collection and disposal system for toilets
Andrew Ulliman, Louisville, KY (US); Jerry Banta, Louisville, KY (US); David R. Gilbert, Charlestown, IN (US); Jason Nett, Floyds Knobs, IN (US); and Jason Pyle, Crestwood, KY (US)
Assigned to ZOELLER PUMP COMPANY, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed by ZOELLER PUMP COMPANY, LLC, Louisville, KY (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,823.
Application 18/469,823 is a division of application No. 17/699,585, filed on Mar. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,905,695.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/163,168, filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0003129 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E03D 1/26 (2006.01); E03D 1/00 (2006.01); E03D 1/02 (2006.01); E03D 5/01 (2006.01); E03D 9/10 (2006.01); E03D 11/17 (2006.01)
CPC E03D 1/26 (2013.01) [E03D 1/003 (2013.01); E03D 1/025 (2013.01); E03D 5/01 (2013.01); E03D 9/10 (2013.01); E03D 11/17 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A waste collection and disposal unit comprising
a tank, a float-switch sensing system, and a grinder pump,
wherein the tank comprises a sloping floor, a front section, a back section, two side sections, and a lid;
wherein a surface of the floor slopes downward from below the float-switch sensing system to below the grinder pump,
wherein attached to the grinder pump are one or more rubberized feet,
wherein an inside surface of the tank incudes one or more slots, and
wherein one or more rubberized feet are within one or more slots of the tank when the pump is installed within the tank.
 
15. A waste collection and disposal unit comprising a tank, a float-switch sensing system, a grinder pump, and a discharge system to an outlet of the grinder pump;
wherein the tank comprises a sloping floor, a front section, a back section, two side sections and a lid,
wherein a surface of the floor slopes downward from below the float-switch sensing system to below the grinder pump; and
wherein the lid is a one piece lid secured to the front, back and side sections of the tank by a clip which extends over a clip edge of a lip of the tank.