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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2002
Ditmar L. Gorges, Brentwood, CA (US);
Michael Higgins, La Habra Heights, CA (US);
Falcon Waterless Technologies, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
An odor trap apparatus ( ) includes a housing ( ) having an interior and an opening ( ) extending from the interior to the external drain, and a cartridge ( ). The cartridge has an exit opening ( ) disposed to communicate with the housing opening. The cartridge and the housing have positions of final secured interconnection, when openings ( ) are aligned, and of initial unsecured interconnection, when their openings are not aligned. A lever ( ) is swivelably secured to the housing bottom wall ( ), and has a cap ( ) for closing the housing exit tube ( ) and a projection ( ) engageable with the cartridge for effecting the closure when the housing opening ( ) is not aligned with the cartridge exit opening ( ). Three L-shaped keyways ( ) in the housing interior are adapted to mate with three keyways ( ) in the cartridge, and have corrugated surfaces to provide a ratcheted secure connection between the cartridge and the housing when in the secure orientation. A tool ( ) is used to insert and to remove the cartridge from the housing.