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Method for waste collection and storageA method for collection of fecal matter designed to operate efficiently in a zero gravity environment was invented. The system consists of a waste collection area within a body having a seat opening. Low pressure within the waste collection area directs fecal matter away from the user's buttocks and prevents the escape of waste gases. The user actuates a piston covered with an absorbent pad that sweeps through the waste collection area to collect fecal matter, scrub the waste collector area, press the waste against an end of the waste collection area and retracts, leaving the used pad. Multiple pads are provided on the piston to accommodate multiple usages. Also a valve allows air to be drawn through the body, which keeps the valve from becomming plugged with the feces. A sheet feeder feeds fresh sheets of absorbent pads to a face of the piston with each actuation.
Document ID
19910005411
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Thornton, William E., Jr.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Whitmore, Henry B.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
July 24, 1990
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-035401
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-391911
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,942,632
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MSC-21025-2
Accession Number
91N14724
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,942,632|NASA-CASE-MSC-21025-2
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-035401|US-PATENT-APPL-SN-391911
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