Waste disposal device including a cartridge movable by rollers
View Patent ↗A waste disposal device including a cartridge movable by rollers. The waste disposal device comprises a rotation mechanism for rotating the rotatable cartridge. The cylindrically shaped waste disposal device has an inner wall. The rotatable cartridge comprises a cylindrical shape having an outside wall. The rotation mechanism comprising at least two opposingly aligned movable rollers extends between said inner wall of said waste disposal device and said outer wall of said rotatable cartridge. The rollers are engagingly configured to cause the cartridge to rotate upon activation of the rotation mechanism.
1. A waste disposal device, comprising:
a housing having a base and a wall connected to said base defining an interior volume, said wall having a flange extending therefrom into said interior volume, said flange having a flange opening;
a rotatable cartridge within said housing positioned on said flange, said rotatable cartridge having a cartridge body comprising a cylindrical outside wall surrounding a flexible tubing, said flexible tubing being dispensable from said cartridge through a cartridge opening and said flange opening;
a rotation mechanism on said flange comprising a first roller opposingly aligned to a second roller, said first roller and said second roller being movable rollers, said rotation mechanism being operatively configured to support said first roller against said outside wall of said rotatable cartridge, said second roller being operatively configured to press against said cylindrical outside wall of said cartridge and cause said cartridge to rotate upon activation of said rotation mechanism; and
wherein said cylindrical outside wall has a smooth portion that is free of projections that contacts said first roller and said second roller.
2. The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said rotatable cartridge is supported by said flange.
3. The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said rotation mechanism extends between an inner wall of said housing and said outside wall of said rotatable cartridge.
4. The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein upon actuation, said rotation mechanism rotates said first roller thereby rotating said rotatable cartridge against said second roller.
5. The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said rollers are positioned on said flange.
6. The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said second roller has a smooth surface that is free of projections that contacts said smooth portion of said cylindrical outside wall.