(19)
(11) EP 2 192 243 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
12.01.2011 Bulletin 2011/02

(43) Date of publication A2:
02.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/22

(21) Application number: 09177250.9

(22) Date of filing: 26.11.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E03D 11/02(2006.01)
E03D 11/18(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 26.11.2008 US 324144

(71) Applicant: Dometic Corporation
Elkhart, Indiana 46515-0490 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Sigler, James Allen
    Perrysville, OH 44864 (US)
  • Bradford, Todd M
    Orrville, OH 44667 (US)

(74) Representative: Wennborg, Johan et al
Kransell & Wennborg KB P.O. Box 27834
115 93 Stockholm
115 93 Stockholm (SE)

   


(54) Toilet for use in recreational vehicle and boats


(57) A toilet (10) utilizes a pressurized fluid source (20) providing a flush volume of less than 1 gallon. A removable discharge passageway (35) is sealingly coupled at a first end (42) to the toilet waste outlet and at a second end (46) to a floor flange (48), and defines a trapway for providing a water seal therebetween. In one example, the water seal includes a water column (66), and the discharge passageway is configured to maintain at least about 80% of the water column therein when the toilet is pivoted about 10 degrees. In another example, an upleg (60) extends vertically upward a distance sufficient to maintain a minimum water column within the upleg necessary to maintain the water seal between the bowl (26) and the floor flange when the toilet is pivoted about 10 degrees. In another example, a support bracket (70) maintains the second end of the discharge passageway generally fixed relative to the first end.










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