Abstract: A waterless toilet is provided including a toilet bowl having bowl rim and mounted on top of a feed mechanism which in turn is mounted on top of a collection chamber. The feed mechanism progressively draws a flexible tubular liner from a roll, over the bowl rim and downwardly through the bowl so that it lines the bowl, through the feed mechanism and delivers the liner and any waste the liner contains into a waste collection chamber when the toilet is flushed.

Abstract: A drainage assembly and a sink are provided. The drainage assembly includes a base body. Two ends of the base body are provided with an input port and an output port respectively. The input port is communicated with the output port by a flow channel located in the base body. The flow channel includes an upper chamber communicated with the input port and a lower chamber communicated with the output port. The base body is provided with a switch mechanism configured to control connection and disconnection between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. The base body is provided with a water inlet connector and a liquid level measurement connector that are separately communicated with the upper chamber. The drainage assembly and the sink have liquid level measurement and water supply functions in addition to a drainage function.

Abstract: Beverage dispensing assembly (1), comprising a dispenser (2) and a beverage container (3), wherein the beverage container (3) has a neck portion (7) and a shoulder portion (8) adjacent the neck portion (7), wherein the neck portion (7) is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening (9) and wherein the dispenser (2) comprises a housing (4), wherein the housing (4) is provided with a receptacle (5) for receiving at least part of the container (3), wherein the container (3) is positioned in the dispenser (2) with the neck and shoulder portion (7, 8) facing downward, such that the neck portion (7) and at least part of the shoulder portion (8) are received in the receptacle (5), wherein part of the shoulder portion (8) extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle (5), wherein preferably a lid (12) is provided over the container (3), enclosing a part of the container (3) extending outside the receptacle (5).

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a sink basin having a coupled drain assembly for interchangeably coupling a drain and a garbage disposal are described. In an aspect, a sink basin drain assembly includes, but is not limited to, a drain body defining an interior; a collar extending outwardly from the drain body and terminating at an exterior edge and tapering from the exterior edge to an aperture fluidically coupled with the interior, the exterior edge configured to couple with an inwardly extending interior lip on a bottom portion of a flanged drain housing, the collar including a collar seal configured to abut an upper surface of the; and a drain shield including a base and sidewalls extending upwardly from the base, the sidewalls configured to interface with the bottom portion of the flanged drain housing to push the lip against the collar seal.

Abstract: A toilet flap valve assembly includes a band that is comprised of a resiliently bendable material thereby facilitating the band to be formed into a closed loop that is positionable in a trap of a toilet bowl. A flap is movably attachable to the band when the band is formed into the closed loop. The flap is foraminous to pass liquid therethrough and the flap is normally positioned in a closed position having the flap closing the closed loop. The flap is only openable in a direction of flow in the trap to inhibit an animal from entering the toilet from a sewer line. The flap is urgeable into an open position in the direction of flow in the trap to facilitate solid waste to flow through the trap when the toilet is flushed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and techniques for cleaning sinks and dishes are provided. In some embodiments, a cleaning system comprises at least one fluid supply, at least one opening in a side wall of a sink basin, and at least one nozzle positioned along an exterior of the sink basin. The nozzle is configured to receive fluid from the fluid supply, and dispense fluid through an opening in a side wall of the sink basin to an interior surface of the sink basin. In some embodiments, the nozzle is configured to dispense fluid to the interior of a sink basin, such that substantially all surfaces of the interior of the sink basin are covered with a thin layer of fluid. In some embodiments, nozzle dispensing angle, duration of a cleaning cycle, flow rate or amount of dispensing fluid, or activation of a cleaning cycle may be manually or automatically controlled.

Abstract: A portable wash basin assembly for cleaning a tool includes a wash basin having a base and at least one sidewall that extends upward from the base to an upper edge. The wash basin is configured to receive a liquid for cleaning the tool. A plurality of legs are coupled to the wash basin and are adjustable between a use position and a non-use position. A drain is located in the basin and configured to direct the liquid within the basin to a location below the basin. The wash basin is supported upon a frame. The portable wash basin assembly has a first height when the plurality of legs are in the use position and a second height, less than the first height, when the plurality of legs are in the non-use position. The legs are pivotably coupled to the frame between the use position and the non-use position.

Abstract: A portable body-washing apparatus is a self-supported, self-contained hygiene aid directed towards use in care-homes, hospitals, or other facilities typically tasked with assisted bathing of disabled persons. A mobile chassis supports an adjustable armature, a base chair segment, and at least one articulated chair segment to support a subject's body during washing. An onboard pump assembly and connected power supply feeds fluids from at least one fluid source through a plurality of conduits via a fluid selection source, enabling operators to select from various output modes, e.g., water, heated air, body wash, shampoo, et cetera. The plurality of conduits is connected to a plurality of outlet heads distributed across the base chair segment and at least one articulated chair segment to enable a full-body wash without requiring a caregiver to physically maneuver the patient.

Abstract: An apparatus for a wearable sanitizer dispenser that comprises elastic elements filled with liquid sanitizer. Each elastic element is for storing, transporting and dispensing sanitizer. The elastic element has a slit on its surface. The release of liquid sanitizer stored in the elastic element is prompted by compressing the elastic element and squeezing liquid sanitizer through the slit. The slit is also used for inserting liquid sanitizer into the elastic element. Multiple elastic elements can be strung together through the tube, or connected on the exterior of the elements by other elastic elements, and worn as a bracelet or necklace. The apparatus may also be used to dispense other types of fluid, such as lotion.

Abstract: A collapsible backpack cooler includes a base, a collapsible portion, a back portion, and one or more straps configured for use by a user in securing the collapsible backpack cooler to their back. The collapsible backpack cooler is configured to allow the collapsible backpack cooler to transition between an expanded configuration, and a collapsed configuration having a reduced volume as compared to the expanded configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic plumbing fixture fitting including a learning system and a reference system. The electronic plumbing fixture fitting includes a user input module and a processor. The user input module includes a mechanism to receive from the user numerical value(s) of parameter(s) for water to be delivered through a discharge outlet of the electronic plumbing fixture fitting (e.g., a temperature) and a mechanism to deliver to the user the numerical value(s) of the parameter(s) via the water delivered through the discharge outlet of the electronic plumbing fixture fitting. Additionally, the processor includes a mechanism to learn a range of the numerical value(s) of the parameter(s) from a minimum value of the parameter to a maximum value of the parameter (e.g., from a lowest achievable temperature to a highest achievable temperature).

Abstract: A disposable liner for use with a reusable infant's bathtub. A workable liner may be formed from two parallel flat sheets of plastic film, bonded together around an outside boundary. The liner is disposable in a flat configuration of minimum thickness, and can then be folded to form a space-efficient rectangular package of substantially constant thickness. Certain liners may include a backrest cushion.

Abstract: An outdoor furniture item (1) includes at least one seating and/or lying unit (3), a first shell element (5), and a second shell element (7). The first shell element (5) and/or the second shell element (7) can be selectively rearranged into a first configuration and into a second configuration with respect to the respective other shell element (7, 5). In the first configuration, the first shell element (5) and the second shell element (7) are at least partly nested in one another. In the second configuration the first shell element (5) and the second shell element (7) together enclose an essentially closed inner space, in which the at least one seating and/or lying unit (3) is located.

Abstract: A drain arrangement that comprises a housing which has a first channel section with an inlet opening, a second channel section with an outlet opening, and a valve seat situated between the inlet opening and the outlet opening. It also has a valve body which is movable from the valve seat, an actuating unit to move the valve body, and an outflow pipe into which the second channel section opens. A first central axis extends centrally through the first channel section, and an outflow pipe central axis extends centrally through the outflow pipe. The outflow pipe central axis intersects the first central axis or alternatively the outflow pipe central axis is at a distance from the first central axis. The actuating unit has an actuating lever acting on the valve body, and an actuator element for actuating the actuating lever, wherein the actuator element extends laterally alongside the outflow pipe.

Abstract: A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube.

Abstract: A portable toilet seat for child toilet training is provided. The portable seat is configurable between a deployed position for use atop a conventional toilet seat and a retracted position for storage and transport.

Abstract: A temporary restroom may form a complete enclosure, including a front wall, a back wall, two sidewalls, a floor, a ceiling, and a door. The front wall, the back wall, the two sidewalls, the floor and the ceiling each includes multiple support members, which together form a frame. Inside the enclosure, the temporary restroom includes a, coupled with a waste drainage pipe, a sink in, coupled with a water pipe and a waste water drainage pipe, and multiple connections for connecting the waste drainage pipe and the waste drainage pipe to waste plumbing, connecting the water pipe to water plumbing, and connecting the temporary restroom to a source of electric power. The temporary restroom does not include a waste storage tank or a built-in source of water.

Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a portable hand washing station having a sink with an atomizing nozzle that can provide an ultra-low flow of atomized liquid. The atomizing nozzle can reduce consumption of water and reduce the required supply of power for adequate operation of a heating device and a pump of the portable hand washing station. The heating device can include insulation, such that the heating device can provide heated water during an extended operation period.

Abstract: A device for the sanitary drainage of the contents of an ostomy pouch into a waste receptacle (e.g., toilet) is provided. The device includes a base; an extendible shaft coupled to the base; a body that receives the ostomy pouch while it is attached to a patient and directs the contents of the pouch into a chute; a pivoting mechanism that couples the body to the shaft to adjust the angle there between; and a chute coupled to the body that directs the contents of the ostomy pouch into the waste receptacle. The device and the adjustability that it provides offers patients, particularly mobile patients, the ability to sanitarily and ergonomically empty their ostomy pouches into a waste receptacle, such as a toilet, while in a standing position.

Abstract: A toilet assembly includes a toilet, a non-vitreous fluid delivery component, and a connector assembly. The non-vitreous fluid delivery component is coupled to, and in fluid communication with, the toilet. The connector assembly couples the non-vitreous fluid delivery component to the toilet in a substantially watertight manner. The connector assembly includes a connector body, a nut adjustably coupled to the connector body, and a sealing member disposed on the connector body. The nut is configured to be adjusted relative to the connector body to cause the connector body to compress the sealing member against a portion of the toilet, such that the sealing member creates a substantially watertight seal between the toilet and the connector body.