Dump facility for cassette sewage tanks
First Claim
1. A dump station for RV sewage-containing tanks having an outlet, comprising:
- a container which can receive an RV sewage-containing tank, said container including a connector for making a substantially sealed engagement with the outlet of an RV sewage-containing tank received by said container;
a flexible conduit connected to said connector, which conduit is capable of transporting sewage from the tank to a disposal location; and
means for mounting said container for movement between a first position in which said connector is generally horizontal, to a second position in which said connector is generally vertical and sewage from the tank may flow by gravity through the container outlet into said connector and flexible conduit connected thereto so that the tank may be substantially drained of sewage.
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Abstract
A dump facility for RV sewage-containing tanks allows the tanks to be emptied in a simple and hygienic manner. A container which can receive a tank includes a connector for making a liquid tight seal with an outlet from the tank when it is received by the container. A flexible conduit is connected to the connector and transports sewage from the tank to a disposal location, and a spray head may be mounted to the connector to spray cleaning liquid into the tank within the container. The container is mounted for movement about a generally horizontal axis between the first position in which a tank may be readily inserted into the container, and a second position in which sewage from the tank may flow by gravity through the connector and the flexible conduit. Rotation of the tank about the axis may be provided manually or by a reversible powered element (such as a motor with associated sprockets and chain). The container is preferably mounted within a cabinet having a roller blind door closing the open front of the cabinet, and access to the door, and/or movement of the container about the axis, may be provided by a conventional token or money activated control.
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20 Claims
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1. A dump station for RV sewage-containing tanks having an outlet, comprising:
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a container which can receive an RV sewage-containing tank, said container including a connector for making a substantially sealed engagement with the outlet of an RV sewage-containing tank received by said container;
a flexible conduit connected to said connector, which conduit is capable of transporting sewage from the tank to a disposal location; and
means for mounting said container for movement between a first position in which said connector is generally horizontal, to a second position in which said connector is generally vertical and sewage from the tank may flow by gravity through the container outlet into said connector and flexible conduit connected thereto so that the tank may be substantially drained of sewage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 3. A dump station as recited in clam 2 further comprising a spray head mounted to said connector between said inlet and said outlet and positioned to effect spraying of liquid through said connector inlet into an RV tank received by said container.
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15. A method of dumping sewage from an RV tank having an outlet and containing sewage using a container having an outlet hose and an open or openable position, comprising substantially sequentially:
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(a) inserting the tank into the container through the open or openable position;
(b) effecting a substantially liquid-tight seal between the tank outlet and the container outlet hose;
(c) mechanically rotating the container about a substantially horizontal axis so as to cause sewage in the tank to flow through the outlet hose, out of the tank, to substantially empty the tank;
(d) mechanically rotating the container about the substantially horizontal axis back to a position for ready tank withdrawal; and
(e) withdrawing the tank from the container through the open or openable position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A dump station for RV sewage-containing tanks having an outlet, comprising:
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a cabinet having an open front end which may be closed by a movable door;
disposed within said cabinet a container which can receive an RV sewage-containing tank, said container having an open or openable front end, a rear end to which an outlet hose is operatively connected, a bottom having tracks for receipt of an RV sewage-containing tank, and a stop for stopping penetration of the tank into said container;
said container mounted for rotation about a generally horizontally axis from a first position in which said rear wall is generally vertical, to a second position in which said rear wall is generally horizontal and sewage can flow out of said tank disposed within said container through said outlet hose; and
a spray head operatively connected to said rear wall of said container for spraying a cleaning liquid into a tank received by said container.
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Specification