Low water volume toilet

• Main Authors: Mellinger, Melvyn Wayne, Mellinger, Mark Wayne, Mellinger, Paul C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.07.2002

1. Field of the Invention A toilet and method for flushing using less than 1 gallon of water, comprising: a toilet body comprising a bowl, support walls, rim, and a waste outlet; a water jet macerator having a waste inlet connected to the waste outlet, a macerator water inlet connected to a second water stream and a discharge opening connected to a first discharge passageway; the toilet body further comprising a water inlet port for receiving water from a water source connected to an inlet valve; a splitter for dividing water from the inlet valve into a first water stream and a second water stream; a rim valve for receiving water from the first water stream; a bowl spud for receiving water from the rim valve; a rim adapted to receive water from the bowl spud; an actuator connected to the inlet valve which permits a user to initiate flushing by actuating the inlet valve causing water to flow to the splitter, a second water stream and a first water stream; a nozzle for receiving the second water stream and expelling water from the second water stream across the bowl into the discharge opening macerating the waste and moving macerated waste into the first discharge passageway; and an anti-siphon device connected to the first discharge passageway and to a second discharge passageway.