Composting toilet
First Claim
1. A toilet, comprising:
- a main receptacle for receiving feces and urine of a user;
a urine receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle;
a feces receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle;
said main receptacle defining a urine aperture in a lower region thereof through which urine flows under influence of gravity into said urine receptacle;
said main receptacle defining a fecal aperture in the lower region thereof through which feces flows under influence of gravity into said feces receptacle;
a raised barrier extending upwardly around a periphery of said fecal aperture;
a diverter panel moveable between a closed and an opened position for closing and opening said fecal aperture, the diverter panel disposed below the fecal aperture when in said closed position;
dual paths for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said closed position, a first path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle, and a second path along which urine strikes an upper surface of said diverter panel then flows through an opening between said fecal aperture and said upper surface of the diverter panel into the urine receptacle without passing through the urine aperture; and
a single path for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said opened position, said single path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle.
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Abstract
A toilet. The toilet comprises a main receptacle for receiving feces and urine, a urine and a fecal receptacle at least a portion of each disposed below said main receptacle for respectively receiving and storing urine and fecal matter. Said main receptacle defining one or more urine apertures in a lower region thereof through which urine may flow out of said main receptacle downwardly into the urine receptacle, said main receptacle shaped to divert urine into the one or more urine apertures. Said main receptacle defining one or more fecal apertures in the lower region thereof through which feces and urine may leave the main receptacle and pass downwardly. Said one or more fecal apertures having a raised perimeter for preventing urine from entering said one or more fecal apertures, and said feces receptacle for receiving and storing feces that falls downward through the feces aperture.
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22 Claims
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1. A toilet, comprising:
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a main receptacle for receiving feces and urine of a user; a urine receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle; a feces receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle; said main receptacle defining a urine aperture in a lower region thereof through which urine flows under influence of gravity into said urine receptacle; said main receptacle defining a fecal aperture in the lower region thereof through which feces flows under influence of gravity into said feces receptacle; a raised barrier extending upwardly around a periphery of said fecal aperture; a diverter panel moveable between a closed and an opened position for closing and opening said fecal aperture, the diverter panel disposed below the fecal aperture when in said closed position; dual paths for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said closed position, a first path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle, and a second path along which urine strikes an upper surface of said diverter panel then flows through an opening between said fecal aperture and said upper surface of the diverter panel into the urine receptacle without passing through the urine aperture; and a single path for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said opened position, said single path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A toilet, comprising:
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a main receptacle for receiving feces and urine of a user; a urine receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle, the urine receptacle for receiving and storing urine; a feces receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle, the feces receptacle for receiving and storing feces; said main receptacle defining a urine aperture and a feces aperture in a lower region thereof, wherein urine flows under the influence of gravity through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle, and wherein feces flows under the influence of gravity through said feces aperture into said feces receptacle; a vertical barrier extending upwardly around a periphery of the fecal aperture, the vertical barrier for preventing urine from entering said fecal aperture; an inclined surface disposed below the urine aperture; a diverter panel moveable between a closed and an opened position for closing and opening said fecal aperture, the diverter panel disposed below the fecal aperture when in said closed position; dual paths for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said closed position, a first path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle, and a second path along which urine strikes an upper surface of said diverter panel then flows through an opening between said fecal aperture and said upper surface of the diverter panel into the urine receptacle without passing through the urine aperture; a single path for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said opened position, said single path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle; and said feces receptacle for receiving and storing feces that falls downward through the feces aperture into said feces receptacle.
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22. A toilet, comprising:
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a main receptacle for receiving feces and urine of a user; a plurality of urine flow paths extending from the main receptacle to a urine receptacle; a feces receptacle having at least a portion thereof disposed below said main receptacle; said main receptacle defining a urine aperture in a lower region thereof through which urine may flow out of said main receptacle under the influence of gravity into the urine receptacle, said main receptacle shaped to divert urine into the one or more urine apertures; said main receptacle defining a fecal aperture in the lower region thereof through which feces and urine may leave the main receptacle under the influence of gravity; said fecal aperture having a raised barrier extending around a periphery thereof and extending above a proximate region of the main receptacle, the raised barrier for preventing urine in the main receptacle from entering said fecal aperture; a diverter panel moveable between a closed and an opened position for closing and opening said fecal aperture, the diverter panel disposed below the fecal aperture when in said closed position; dual paths for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said closed position, a first path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle, and a second path along which urine strikes an upper surface of said diverter panel then flows through an opening between said fecal aperture and said upper surface of the diverter panel into the urine receptacle without passing through the urine aperture; a single path for urine to flow from said main receptacle into said urine receptacle when said diverter panel is in said opened position, said single path bounded by said raised barrier that directs urine flow around said periphery through said urine aperture into said urine receptacle; and said feces receptacle for receiving and storing feces that falls downward through the feces aperture into said feces receptacle.
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