Black tank sewer flush adapter
View Patent ↗A black tank sewer flush adapter comprises a tubular body, a boss connector connected to or integrally formed to the tubular body, a flexible sealing washer, and a fastener. The fastener is for forming an attachment with the distal end of the boss connector while the water hose passes longitudinally through at least all the opening of the fastener, the opening of the flexible sealing washer, and the distal end opening of the boss connector. By allowing the water stream emitting end of the water hose to pass through the boss connector and the proximal end of the adapter and into a black tank, the water stream can be applied directly to the interior surfaces of the black tank and a net increase in dislodging adhered sludge from the interior surfaces of the black tank is observed.
1. A black tank sewer flush adapter comprising:
a tubular body having a proximal end opening and a distal end opening;
a boss connector connected to or integrally formed to the tubular body, the boss connector comprising an externally threaded distal end opening through which a flexible high pressure hose can pass longitudinally and extend from both the distal end opening of the boss connector and the proximal end opening of the tubular body, wherein the externally threaded distal end opening of the boss connector is different than the distal end opening of the tubular body;
a flexible sealing washer comprising an opening through which the flexible high pressure hose can pass longitudinally, wherein the flexible sealing washer remains in contact with an outer surface of the flexible high pressure hose while the flexible sealing washer is surrounding the flexible high pressure hose; and
a threaded nut, with internal threads, comprising an opening, that is larger than the opening of the flexible sealing washer, through which the flexible high pressure hose can pass longitudinally and for forming an attachment with the externally threaded distal end of the boss connector while the flexible high pressure hose passes longitudinally through at least all of the opening of the threaded nut, the opening of the flexible sealing washer, and the externally threaded distal end opening of the boss connector,
wherein the flexible sealing washer, when the attachment is formed, is between the externally threaded distal end of the boss connector and an interior base of the threaded nut,
wherein the flexible sealing washer, when the attachment is formed, forms a leak resistant seal around the flexible high pressure hose,
wherein a portion of the flexible sealing washer surrounding the flexible high pressure hose flexes:
toward the threaded nut as pull forces are applied to the flexible high pressure hose to longitudinally traverse the opening of the flexible sealing washer; and
away from the threaded nut as push forces are applied to the flexible high pressure hose to longitudinally traverse the opening of the flexible sealing washer.
2. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the opening of the threaded nut comprises a diameter of at least one-half inch.
3. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the opening of the flexible sealing washer is smaller than both a diameter of the opening of the threaded nut and a diameter of the distal end opening of the boss connector.
4. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the distal end opening of the boss connector comprises a diameter of at least one-half inch.
5. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the flexible high pressure hose has a diameter of one-quarter of an inch, three-eighths of an inch, one-half of an inch, five-eighths of an inch, or three-quarters of an inch.
6. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the tubular body comprises an elbow angle between zero and ninety degrees.
7. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the tubular body is straight.
8. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the flexible sealing washer comprises gum rubber.
9. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the tubular body comprises a transparent portion that allows for visual observation of waste material draining from a black tank through the tubular body.
10. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the boss connector comprises an internally threaded distal end for forming a threaded attachment with a water hose connector.
11. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the black tank sewer flush adapter is connected to a bayonet flange adapter with lug fittings and the proximal end of the black tank sewer flush adapter is connected to an adapter with sewer hose adapter fittings.
12. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein the distal end of the black tank sewer flush adapter is connected to a telescoping body of a sewer extender and the proximal end of the black tank sewer flush adapter is connected to an adapter with sewer hose adapter fittings.
13. The black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 , wherein:
the threaded nut comprises a non-threaded channel for the flexible sealing washer at an interior base of the threaded nut; and
the flexible sealing washer is held in the non-threaded channel by the distal end of the boss connector when the attachment is formed.
14. A black tank sewer flush kit comprising a proximal adapter, a distal adapter, and the black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 .
15. A black tank sewer flush kit comprising:
a first adapter with sewer hose adapter fittings;
a second adapter with lug fittings; and
the black tank sewer flush adapter of claim 1 connected to both the first adapter and the second adapter.