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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 30, 1995
Richard L Tagg, Sandhutton, GB;
Poly-John Enterprises Corporation, Whiting, IN (US);
Abstract
A flushing system is provided for an outdoor portable toilet of the type having a cabana containing a waste material storage tank upon which a toilet structure is positioned for the deposit of toilet waste material into the tank by gravity. A separate fresh water tank is removably positioned outside the cabana against its rear wall and is connected, through a pipe, to a control valve, which, in turn, is connected to a flushing mechanism and a pump which conveys liquid to the flushing mechanism when actuated. In addition, a waste tank pipe extends into the waste tank and a filter through which waste liquid may be drawn from the waste tank to the valve and then pumped to the flushing mechanism. The valve may be set to draw liquid either from the fresh water tank or the liquid from the waste water holding tank or, alternatively, from neither tank, so that the unit may be operated without flushing. The water holding capacity of the fresh water tank is less than the pre-determined waste holding capacity of the waste water holding tank to preclude overfilling the waste tank. Thus, the waste tank may be emptied and the fresh water tank filled when the cabana is periodically serviced.