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Vehicle flush toilet

Official drawing from US 3,418,664, Vehicle flush toilet

US 3,418,664 · December 31, 1968

A vehicle toilet of the flush type that requires only a relatively small quantity of flushing fluid, which may be used repeatedly without becoming appreciably contaminated. It is constructed so as to prohibit the discharge of waste material from boats, camping trailers, and the like.

Source: United States Patent and Trademark Office, www.uspto.gov. Official PDF: USPTO patent PDF. Also at Google Patents. The drawing on this page is a reduced copy of the official figure; see the original drawing.