Recreational vehicle valve and connector assembly for rinsing a sewer hose
View Patent ↗A valve and connector assembly for interconnection with and rinsing of sewage hoses including sewage discharge hoses and connectors for Recreational Vehicles. The assembly comprises a connector for interconnection with a sewage hose having connectors compatible with a RV sewage discharge valve. The assembly has a garden hose connector to receive a garden hose hookup to direct water into the contaminated sewage hose for rinsing prior to storage of the sewage hose. A diffuser within the connector causes the water stream to spray thereby rinsing the sewage hose.
1. A valve and connector assembly ( 1 ) comprising:
a. a connector means ( 10 ) having a top ( 3 ) and a bottom ( 5 ); a valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) at the top ( 3 );
b. a fluid connection means received at the top ( 3 ) and affixed by affixing means at the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ); the fluid connection means ( 50 ) projecting away from the top ( 3 );
c. a fluid diffuser means ( 100 ) affixed by affixing means at the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) in fluid connectivity with the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and projecting away from the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and toward the bottom ( 5 );
d. the connector means ( 10 ) comprising a male connector ( 10 ) having a top ( 3 ), a bottom ( 5 ) and a valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) at the top ( 3 );
e. fluid connection means ( 50 ) comprising a garden hose connector ( 50 ), an E-Z connector, a quick connector or a threaded/screw connectors;
f. valve means ( 60 ) intermediate the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and the diffuser means ( 100 );
g. valve means ( 60 ) comprised of an inline valve ( 60 );
h. connector means ( 10 ) comprising E-Z couple bayonet, threaded or quick connection connector ( 10 );
I. the inline valve ( 60 ) comprised of a flow control hose end with a manually turned inline valve;
j. a check valve ( 150 ) is received by valve connection means, including threaded means, by the fluid connection means ( 50 ); the check valve ( 150 ) oriented to prevent backflow out of the fluid connection means ( 50 );
k. the diffuser ( 100 ) is fluid flow interconnected by PVC or pipe thread and coupling means with the fluid connection means ( 50 ) and the inline valve ( 60 );
l. the thread and coupling means interconnecting the diffuser ( 100 ) and the inline valve ( 60 ) is also the point of interconnection with the connector means ( 10 ) at the valve mounting aperture ( 30 );
m. the connector means ( 10 ) is substantially enclosed at the top ( 3 ) and is substantially open at the bottom ( 5 );
n. the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) is centrally positioned at the connector means top ( 3 )
o. the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) receives the thread and coupling means interconnecting the diffuser ( 100 ) and the inline valve ( 60 );
p. the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ) and the interconnected check valve ( 150 ), garden hose connector ( 50 ), inline valve ( 60 ), and diffuser ( 100 ) occupy a common centrally positioned axis ( 7 ) and employ gasket means ( 42 ) to seal the valve mounting aperture ( 30 ), the interconnected check valve ( 150 ), fluid connection means ( 50 ), inline valve ( 60 ), and diffuser ( 100 ).
2. The valve and connector assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a. the diffuser ( 100 ) is distal from the check valve ( 150 );
b. the garden hose water flow, when connected to the valve and connector assembly ( 1 ) has fluid conductivity through the check valve ( 150 ), fluid connection means ( 50 ), the inline valve ( 60 ) and through the diffuser ( 100 ), and, when the connector means ( 50 ) is connected to a sewage hose ( 200 ), to the interior of the sewage hose ( 200 ).
3. The valve and connector assembly of claim 2 further comprising:
a. the garden hose water flow is deflected from a hose stream to a spray by encountering the at least one diffuser vane ( 110 ) at the diffuser ( 100 ).
4. The valve and connector assembly of claim 3 further comprising:
a. the diffuser vanes are most distal from the inline valve ( 60 );
b. the diffuser ( 100 ) is tubular having an outlet end ( 105 );
c. at least one elongated diffuser vane ( 110 ) is affixed by vane affixing means at the outlet end ( 105 ) generally orthogonal to the axis ( 7 ).
5. The valve and connector assembly of claim 4 further comprising:
a. the at least one elongated diffuser vane ( 110 ) forms an “X” at the outlet end ( 105 );
b. the extensions of the “X” are legs; the legs of the “X” are generally orthogonal to the axis ( 7 ).
6. The valve and connector assembly of claim 4 further comprising:
a. the at least one elongated diffuser vane ( 110 ) forms a “Y” at the outlet end ( 105 );
b. the extensions of the “Y” are legs; the legs of the “Y” are generally orthogonal to the axis ( 7 ).
7. The valve and connector assembly of claim 4 further comprising:
a. the at least one diffuser is a grid or is at least one perforation at the outlet end ( 105 ).