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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
David Autrey, Houston, TX (US);
Terrell Lee Morrison, League City, TX (US);
Cory Kaufman, Webster, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/60 (2006.01); B65F 1/14 (2006.01); B30B 1/30 (2006.01); B30B 1/04 (2006.01); A47K 11/02 (2006.01); B65F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/60 (2013.01); A47K 11/02 (2013.01); B30B 1/04 (2013.01); B30B 1/30 (2013.01); B65F 1/0006 (2013.01); B65F 1/1405 (2013.01); B65F 2210/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A toilet for use on a space vehicle has a toilet bowl having a storage canister at a remote end for receiving human waste. The compactor includes a cable connected to a lever which pulls the cable in a direction forcing the compactor into the storage canister to compact the captured waste when the lever is actuated.