IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0689008
(2010-01-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8220731
(2012-07-17)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Berger, Thomas R.
- Hanson, Steven P.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
14 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A food waste disposer and mount system has a threaded sink flange and a food waste disposer. The threaded sink flange has a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion. The tubular body portion has a threaded portion. The food waste d
A food waste disposer and mount system has a threaded sink flange and a food waste disposer. The threaded sink flange has a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion. The tubular body portion has a threaded portion. The food waste disposer has an upper food conveying section that includes a housing having an upper, annular portion having a threaded portion. The upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is threaded to the threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange when the threaded sink flange is disposed in a draining opening of a sink to mount the food waste disposer to the sink.
대표청구항
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1. A food waste disposer and mount system, comprising: a threaded sink flange having a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion, the tubular body portion having a externally threaded portion;a food waste disposer having an upper fo
1. A food waste disposer and mount system, comprising: a threaded sink flange having a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion, the tubular body portion having a externally threaded portion;a food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section and a central grinding section disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section, the central grinding section having a housing that encompasses a grinding mechanism, the grinding mechanism having a stationary shredder ring disposed in the housing of the central grinding section and a rotatable shredder plate having lugs, the rotatable shredder plate rotated by a motor of the motor section; andthe upper food conveying section including a housing having an upper, annular portion having an internally threaded portion that is threaded to the threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange when the threaded sink flange is disposed in a draining opening of a sink to mount the food waste disposer to the sink, the housing of the food conveying section including a radially inwardly extending shoulder at a lower edge of the internally threaded portion on which a gasket is received, the gasket disposed between the radially inwardly extending shoulder and a bottom of the tubular body portion of the threaded body portion of the threaded sink flange and compressed by the radially inwardly extending shoulder against the bottom of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange when the internally threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is tightened on the externally threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 further including a sink flange mounting nut that is tightened on the threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange against a bottom of the sink to secure the threaded sink flange to the sink. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the gasket has a baffle configuration. 4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the housing of the central grinding section and the housing of the upper food conveying section are a unitary plastic housing. 5. A food waste disposer and mount system, comprising: a threaded sink flange having a tubular body portion and a flange portion extending radially outwardly from a top of the tubular body portion, the tubular body portion having a threaded portion;a food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section and a central grinding section disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section, the central grinding section having a housing that encompasses a grinding mechanism, the grinding mechanism having a stationary shredder ring disposed in the housing of the central grinding section and a rotatable shredder plate having lugs, the rotatable shredder plate rotated by a motor of the motor section; andthe upper food conveying section including a housing having an upper, annular portion having a threaded portion that is threaded to the threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange when the threaded sink flange is disposed in a draining opening of a sink to mount the food waste disposer to the sink wherein a lower portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange has the threaded portion which is an internally threaded portion and the threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is an externally threaded portion, further including an upper portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange having an externally threaded portion on which a sink flange mounting nut is tightened against a bottom of the sink to secure the threaded sink flange to the sink. 6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange has a radially inwardly extending annular shoulder, the apparatus further including a gasket disposed between the radially inwardly extending annular shoulder and a top edge of the housing of the upper food conveying section that is compressed when the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is tightened to the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange. 7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the gasket has a baffle configuration. 8. A food waste disposer, comprising: an upper food conveying section, a motor section and a central grinding section disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section, the central grinding section having a housing that encompasses a grinding mechanism, the grinding mechanism having a stationary shredder ring disposed in the housing of the central grinding section and a rotatable shredder plate having lugs, the rotatable shredder plate rotated by a motor of the motor section; andthe upper food conveying section including a housing having an upper, annular portion having an internally threaded portion that is threadable to a threaded sink flange disposed in a drain opening of a sink to mount the food waste disposer to the sink; the housing of the food conveying section including a radially inwardly extending shoulder at a lower edge of the internally threaded portion on which a gasket is received, the gasket disposed between the radially inwardly extending shoulder and a bottom of the sink flange and compressed by the radially inwardly extending shoulder against the bottom of the threaded sink flange when the internally threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section is tightened on the threaded sink flange. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the gasket has a baffle configuration. 10. A method of mounting a food waste disposer to a sink, the food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section and a central grinding section disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section, the central grinding section having a housing that encompasses a grinding mechanism, the grinding mechanism having a stationary shredder ring disposed in the housing of the central grinding section and a rotatable shredder plate having lugs, the rotatable shredder plate rotated by a motor of the motor section, the upper food conveying section including a housing having an upper, annular portion having an internally threaded portion and a radially inwardly extending shoulder at a lower edge of the threaded portion, the method comprising: placing a sink flange mounting washer in a recess in the sink around a drain opening;placing a threaded sink flange through the sink flange mounting washer and drain opening so that a tubular body portion of the sink flange extends through the drain opening beneath the sink and a flange portion of the threaded sink flange butts against a top of the sink flange mounting washer;threading a sink flange mounting nut on a threaded portion of the tubular body portion of the sink flange but leaving it loose;placing a gasket on the radially inwardly extending shoulder of the housing of the upper food conveying section of the food waste disposer;threading the internally threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section on the threaded portion of the tubular body of the threaded sink flange and tightening it on the threaded portion of the of the tubular body of the threaded sink flange to compress the gasket between the annular shoulder and a bottom of the tubular body of the threaded sink flange and then rotating the food waste disposer to orient it if necessary; andafter tightening the internally threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section on the threaded portion of the tubular body of the threaded sink flange, tightening the sink flange mounting nut. 11. A method of mounting a food waste disposer to a sink, the food waste disposer having an upper food conveying section, a motor section and a central grinding section disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section, the central grinding section having a housing that encompasses a grinding mechanism, the grinding mechanism having a stationary shredder ring disposed in the housing of the central grinding section and a rotatable shredder plate having lugs, the rotatable shredder plate rotated by a motor of the motor section, the upper food conveying section including a housing having an upper, annular portion having an externally threaded portion, the method comprising: placing a sink flange mounting washer in a recess in the sink around a drain opening;placing a threaded sink flange through the sink flange mounting washer and drain opening so that a tubular body portion of the sink flange extends through the drain opening beneath the sink and a flange portion of the threaded sink flange butts against a top of the sink flange mounting washer;threading a sink flange mounting nut on an externally threaded upper portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange but not tightening it;placing a gasket on a top edge of the upper annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section of the food waste disposer;threading the externally threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section to an internally threaded lower portion of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange and tightening it to compress the gasket between a radially inwardly extending annular shoulder of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange and the top edge of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section and then rotating the food waste disposer to orient it if necessary; andafter tightening the externally threaded portion of the upper, annular portion of the housing of the upper food conveying section to the internally threaded lower portion of the of the tubular body portion of the threaded sink flange, tightening the sink flange mounting nut.
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