WASTE DISPOSAL DEVICE INCLUDING A DIAPHRAGM FOR TWISTING A FLEXIBLE TUBING DISPENSED FROM A CARTRIDGE
A waste disposal device includes a housing and a diaphragm having a plurality of slits. The diaphragm is positioned in the housing to hold a flexible tubing while the flexible tubing is being twisted to encapsulate a waste package that has been inserted into the flexible tubing.
1 . A waste disposal device comprising:
a housing;
a diaphragm having a plurality of slits, said diaphragm positioned in said housing to hold a flexible tubing while the flexible tubing is being twisted to encapsulate a waste package that has been inserted into the flexible tubing.
2 . The waste disposal device of claim 1 , wherein said twisting of the flexible tubing is accomplished by rotating said diaphragm and holding a portion of the flexible tubing stationary.
3 . The waste disposal device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible tubing has a first portion above said diaphragm and a second portion below said diaphragm while the flexible tubing is being twisted.
4 . The waste disposal device of claim 1 , wherein the flexible tubing is held by a cartridge.
5 . The waste disposal device of claim 4 , wherein the twisting of the flexible tubing is accomplished by rotating said diaphragm and holding the cartridge stationary.
6 . The waste disposal device of claim 4 , wherein the cartridge is housed in the housing to impede rotation of the cartridge.
7 . The waste disposal device of claim 1 , further comprising a rotation mechanism that rotates and twists the flexible tubing.
8 . The waste disposal device of claim 1 , wherein the rotation mechanism rotates the diaphragm.
9 . The waste disposal device of claim 7 , wherein the rotation mechanism rotates a cartridge that holds the flexible tubing.
10 . The waste disposal device of claim 9 , wherein rotation of said diaphragm is impeded.
11 . The waste disposal device of claim 7 , wherein the rotation mechanism rotates and twists the flexible tubing after the flexible tubing containing the waste package passes through an opening in the diaphragm.