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US4989275:
Flushable vehicle spittoon
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Fain, Dan L.; Chancellor, AL 36316
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-02-05
/ 1986-04-08
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| Application Number: |
US1986000849304
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61J 19/04;
B60N 3/08;
Core:
A61J 19/00;
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IPC-7:
A61J 19/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
004/262;
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004/262;
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| Field of Search: |
004/258,259,261,262,265,266,263,264
131/256
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| Priority Number: |
| 1986-04-08 |
US1986000849304 |
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| Abstract: |
An upwardly opening receptacle is provided including lower closure structure defining a central gravity flow outlet. A flexible drain tube includes an inlet end operatively associated with the outlet for receiving liquid therefrom and an outlet end. Structure is provided for removably mounting the receptacle in stationary position within a motor vehicle and the outlet end of the drain tube is routed through the vehicle body portion for discharging liquid drained from the receptacle onto the ground beneath the vehicle. A spray jet is operatively associated with the vehicle for discharging a spray discharge of flushing liquid into the receptacle and liquid delivery structure is operatively associated with the spray jet for supplying liquid thereto under pressure from a liquid reservoir supported from the vehicle. In a first form of the invention the liquid reservoir comprises a conventional windshield washing liquid reservoir and a second form of the invention incorporates a separate flushing liquid reservoir for the receptacle, only. In addition, the liquid delivery structure may incorporate either an electrically driven pump or a manually operable pump for pumping liquid from the associated reservoir to the receptacle.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Fleit, Jacobson, Cohn, Price, Holman & Stern ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Phillips, Charles E.;
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None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed as new is as follows:
1. In combination with a motor vehicle including a passenger compartment having a stationary component therein, a flushing liquid reservoir, a flushable spittoon, said spittoon including an upwardly opening receptacle incorporating a lower closure structure defining a gravity-type drain outlet opening therethrough toward which at least major portions of the upper surface of said lower closure structure are downwardly inclined, said receptacle and component including coacting support means supporting said receptacle in predetermined stationary position from said component within said compartment for ready manual release of said receptacle from said component and also subsequent ready re-support of said receptacle from said component through usage of single arms and hand movements independent of the use of tools, a flexible tubular drain line having one end operatively connected to said drain outlet for receiving liquid draining from said receptacle through said outlet, and flushing liquid delivery means operatively associated with said receptacle and reservoir for selectively pressure discharging flushing liquid from said reservoir into said receptacle, said coacting support means and flexible tubular drain line enabling single handed manual release of said receptacle from said component, manual displacement of the receptacle from an area adjacent said component to an area adjacent the head of the operator of the vehicle and subsequent manual return of the receptacle to said area adjacent said component and re-support of said receptacle from said component without requiring direct vision on the part of the operator of the vehicle.
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