Pump assembly for a marine toilet and toilet pump connection system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9115486
APP PUB NO 20130205489A1
SERIAL NO

13579268

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A pump assembly for connection with a water source inlet (4), a sewer outlet (5) and a toilet (1), said toilet (1) comprising a toilet flush water inlet (2) and a toilet waste outlet (3), said pump assembly comprising: a pump housing with a pump flush water inlet (27), a pump flush water outlet (28), a pump waste inlet (25) and a pump waste outlet (26), and with means arranged to selectively allow water to flow from said pump flush water inlet (27) to said pump flush water outlet (28), and with means arranged to selectively pump waste from said pump waste inlet (25) to said pump waste outlet (26), characterized in that said pump assembly further comprises a connection system comprising two connection members (6, 7) that can be connected to each other: said first connection member (6) comprising a toilet waste outlet port (21) arranged to be connected to said toilet waste outlet (3), and a sewer outlet port (20) arranged to be connected to said sewer outlet (5), said second connection member (7) comprising said pump waste inlet port (25) and said pump waste outlet port (26), wherein in the connected state of said connection members (6, 7) said respective ports (20, 25) on said first connection member (6) are arranged in alignment and in watertight communication with the corresponding respective ports (21, 26) on said second connection member (7), such that said respective pairs of ports (20, 25; 21, 26) are connected or disconnected from each other simultaneously by connecting or releasing said second connection member (7) to/from said first connection member (6).

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ALMOS TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD142 SOUTH TERRACE LEVEL 3 UNIT 15A FREMANTLE 6160

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McGuinness, Steven Thomas Perth, AU 4 12
Rakoczy, Steve Perth, AU 4 12

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