Valve-Controllable Urinal Drain Line and Plumbing Component Rinse Management System for Very Low Water and/or Non-Water Use Urinals
First Claim
1. A water-conserving system equipped to periodically rinse ultra high-efficiency urinal drainage plumbing of corrosive waste liquid, the system comprising:
- one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals installed for typical use;
a single drainage line, mounted below the one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals at a sloped angle conducive to draining urinal liquids, and adapted between an upstream portion and a downstream portion to receive one or more urinal liquids conveyed via a urinal drain conduit of each of the one or more urinals;
each of the one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals of a type equipped to operate in a waterless mode and drain, via a urinal drain conduit, an undiluted waste liquid volume having no water into said single drainage line;
or, of a type equipped to provide an ultra high-efficiency urinal-flush mode of no more than two ounces of misted-water, and drain, via a urinal drain conduit, a diluted waste liquid volume into said single drainage line;
a downstream portion of the single urinal drainage line configured to convey waste liquid into a conduit communicating with a sewer, or septic system, or suitable waste liquid managing means;
a water-receiving portion of the single urinal drainage line, upstream from each urinal drain conduit of the one or more urinals, configured to receive a valve-controllable, periodically-conveyed rinse-cycle supply of water sufficient in frequency and volume to substantially and cumulatively rinse said corrosive waste liquid from the single drainage line; and
,rinse-water periodic control means, configured to periodically convey said rinse-cycle supply of water into an upstream portion of the single drainage line and to prevent an upward flow of said supply of water into a generally upward-facing receptacle portion of any of the one or more urinals during a periodic rinse-water cycle.
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Abstract
A water-conserving system equipped to periodically rinse ultra high-efficiency urinal drainage plumbing of corrosive waste liquid and reduce associated gaseous odor is provided. A valve-controllable rinse-cycle supply of water is provided which can selectively be directed into a single drainage conduit which receives waste water from one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals. The system provides embodiments having mechanical valves, or electro-mechanical valves configured responsive to control-signals provided from one or more electronic components, or one or more types of microprocessor-enabled devices, networked devices or computer apparatus.
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1. A water-conserving system equipped to periodically rinse ultra high-efficiency urinal drainage plumbing of corrosive waste liquid, the system comprising:
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one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals installed for typical use; a single drainage line, mounted below the one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals at a sloped angle conducive to draining urinal liquids, and adapted between an upstream portion and a downstream portion to receive one or more urinal liquids conveyed via a urinal drain conduit of each of the one or more urinals; each of the one or more ultra high-efficiency urinals of a type equipped to operate in a waterless mode and drain, via a urinal drain conduit, an undiluted waste liquid volume having no water into said single drainage line;
or, of a type equipped to provide an ultra high-efficiency urinal-flush mode of no more than two ounces of misted-water, and drain, via a urinal drain conduit, a diluted waste liquid volume into said single drainage line;a downstream portion of the single urinal drainage line configured to convey waste liquid into a conduit communicating with a sewer, or septic system, or suitable waste liquid managing means; a water-receiving portion of the single urinal drainage line, upstream from each urinal drain conduit of the one or more urinals, configured to receive a valve-controllable, periodically-conveyed rinse-cycle supply of water sufficient in frequency and volume to substantially and cumulatively rinse said corrosive waste liquid from the single drainage line; and
,rinse-water periodic control means, configured to periodically convey said rinse-cycle supply of water into an upstream portion of the single drainage line and to prevent an upward flow of said supply of water into a generally upward-facing receptacle portion of any of the one or more urinals during a periodic rinse-water cycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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