EP1358390B1 - Ensemble logement-piege a ecoulement horizontal pourvu d'un mecanisme de fermeture anti-odeurs - Google Patents

Ensemble logement-piege a ecoulement horizontal pourvu d'un mecanisme de fermeture anti-odeurs Download PDF

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EP1358390B1
EP1358390B1 EP02702048.6A EP02702048A EP1358390B1 EP 1358390 B1 EP1358390 B1 EP 1358390B1 EP 02702048 A EP02702048 A EP 02702048A EP 1358390 B1 EP1358390 B1 EP 1358390B1
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Michael Higgins
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
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  • the present invention relates to a horizontal-flow trap and housing assembly and, in particular, to such an assembly with an odor preventing closure mechanism and improvements in the engagements and disengagements, and sealing, between the odor trap cartridge and the housing.
  • EP0903444 relates to a waterless urinal facility made of ceramic, glass or metal comprising a siphon trap insert usable as an odour trap.
  • GB-2278372 discloses an assembly of a foul air trap in a gully incorporating a bayonet-style fitting. This document discloses the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • the solution advanced in constructions such as described in United States Patent 6,053,297 utilizes a cartridge or container accommodated in a housing.
  • the housing has an exit tube which is connected to a sewer line.
  • the cartridge includes an oil-sealed odor trap.
  • the wastewater enters the cartridge through an opening in its top wall and exits through an opening in its bottom wall.
  • the cartridge exit opening is aligned with the housing exit tube and the flow of wastewater proceeds smoothly.
  • the two exits are misaligned, such flow is interrupted and becomes turbulent and the turbulence created in the wastewater may adversely affect proper operation of the cartridge.
  • a closure prevents sewer gasses from escaping into a habitable room.
  • the tool used therefor must provide a secure and firm grip with the cartridges, and be easy to manipulate. Furthermore, it is desirable that the cartridge be firmly sealed within the housing, and be easily insertable into and removable therefrom. While existing constructions have operated satisfactorily, improvements are also desired to assure insertion and removal.
  • the housing and the cartridge are provided with mutually engageable implementations which accurately define positions of initial unsecured and final secured interconnections between the two. These implementations ensure that the housing exit tube and the cartridge exit opening are at least aligned at the position of final secured interconnection.
  • Such implementations utilize a key and keyway interconnection system which not only defines the secured and unsecured positions but also ensures the proper orientation of the cartridge with respect to the housing, thereby to avoid any possible misalignment between the housing exit tube and the cartridge exit opening.
  • the key and keyway interconnection system also includes contrivances for firmly retaining the cartridge within the housing (e.g., a ratchet-type engagement) and for facilitating disassembly of the cartridge from the housing (e.g., by a ramp).
  • Blockage at the housing exit tube is facilitated by a closure mechanism which is associated with the housing and which is coupled to the cartridge so that, when the cartridge is moved from its secured to its unsecured position, the closure mechanism moves to seal off the exit tube.
  • a tool which engages the wastewater openings in the cartridge and which enables turning of the cartridge with respect to the housing.
  • a latching mechanism between the tool and the cartridge provides a secure and firm grip therebetween, especially when the cartridge is to be removed from the housing.
  • a horizontal-flow trap and housing assembly 20 with odor preventing closure mechanism comprises an odor trap cartridge 22 which is disposed to be inserted within and removed from a housing 24.
  • Cartridge 22 may take any convenient form, such as those which are disclosed in United States patent No. 6,053,197 .
  • Urine enters the cartridge through entry opening 26, and exits from the housing through an exit tube 28.
  • the exit tube is coupled to drains leading to a waste disposal repository, as required by sanitation laws and regulations.
  • exit tube 28 and housing 24 are configured to receive a plurality of differently sized fittings 30, shown in phantom, whose dimensions conform to those of all countries.
  • housing 24 includes a body 32 to which a flange 34 is secured by any suitable means, such as by a molding process.
  • Body 32 is provided with external threads 36 onto which a nut 38 is threaded.
  • Flange 34 includes a lip 40 which is adapted to rest upon a support so that the combination of flange 34 and nut 38 will permit housing 24 and, therefore, assembly 20 to be secured firmly in place to a support, such as a floor or a part of a urinal.
  • Nut 38 includes a plurality of fin-like extensions 42 which may be gripped by a user's fingers to thread the nut onto body 32.
  • Lip 40 is sloped towards odor trap cartridge 22 to direct urine into the cartridge.
  • Housing body 32 comprises a tubular wall 44, onto which threads 36 are formed, and a bottom wall 46.
  • exit tube 28 extends from the tubular wall, extending from an opening 48 therein.
  • housings 24a and 24b are provided respectively with exit tubes 28a and 28b extending from their bottom walls 46a and 46b, rather than from their tubular walls 44a and 44b.
  • bottom walls 46, 46a and 46b are sloped towards exit tubes 28, 28a and 28b to encourage drainage of urine into their respective exit tubes.
  • an increasingly deepening U-shaped depression 50 is formed in bottom wall 46 to aid in the liquid flow and, more importantly, to accommodate an important odor-blocking feature of the present invention.
  • This odor-blocking feature is effected by use of a lever 52 having a cap 54 and a projection 56 at opposed ends thereof.
  • Lever 52 is mounted on a pivot 58 extending from bottom 46 of housing body 32, and is swivelable about the pivot to cover or uncover opening 48 leading to exit tube 28.
  • cover opening 48 any unpleasant odors from the sewer gasses are blocked from entering housing 24 and beyond.
  • Such covering and uncovering is dependent upon the operative positioning of odor trap cartridge 22 in the housing, which positioning will be explained hereinafter in conjunction with the description of the cartridge. As shown in FIG.
  • pivot 58 is provided with a slot 58a which forms a pair of mount halves 58b and 58c having a bifurcated T-shaped flange 58d.
  • This pivot effects mounting of lever 52 onto bottom 46.
  • Mount halves 58b and 58c are adapted to slightly flex towards one another to permit lever 52 to be snapped over bifurcated flange 58d and, thus, to secure the lever on bottom 46, which is the preferred assembly.
  • lever 52 may be removed simply by sapping it from its mounting engagement on pivot 58 as enabled by the flexibility of mount halves 58b and 58c.
  • Housing body 32 is further provided with three L-shaped keyways 60a, 60b and 60c, as best illustrated in FIGS. 17 and 17A -17C , which are generally shown as a keyway 60 in FIGS. 2 , 2A , 7 and 8A-8D and two keyways 60a and 60b in FIG. 3 .
  • the keyways are formed in the interior surface of tubular wall 44 but they do not extend fully through the wall.
  • Keyways 60a, 60b and 60c are spaced unequally from one another within tubular wall 44, that is, at disparate angles from one another which are not spaced 120° from one another.
  • Each keyway includes a vertical component 62' or 62" and a generally horizontal component 64' or 64" in FIGS. 17A - 17C (in FIGS. 2 , 2A , 3 , 7 and 8A - 8D the generally horizontal component is commonly identified by indicium 64).
  • the difference between vertical components 62' and 62" is that the former has a lesser depth than that of the latter.
  • the difference between generally horizontal components 64' or 64" is that component 64' has a lesser vertical height than component 64".
  • Each generally horizontal component 64' and 64" is provided with an upper corrugated surface 66 and a lower smooth surface 68. Both surfaces 66 and 68 are generally parallel to one another, and both slope slightly downwardly as they extend further away from their vertical components 62. As previously stated above, the import of the differently configured keyways 60a, 60b and 60c are dependent upon the-operative positioning of odor trap cartridge 22 in the housing, which positioning will be explained hereinafter in conjunction with the description of the cartridge.
  • Cartridge 22 has a cylindrical configuration defined by a tubular wall 70 terminated by a bottom wall 72 and a top wall 74.
  • the top wall is sloped downwardly to a flat, generally horizontal flat center portion 76 in which entry opening 26 is disposed, and extends from lip 40 of housing flange 34 (see FIG. 3 ) to direct the flow of liquid into the cartridge.
  • opening 26 comprises a tripartite arrangement of three arced slots 26a, 26b and 26c, as best shown in FIG. 3 .
  • bottom wall 72 includes an exit or lower opening 78, as distinguished from entry or upper opening 26 ( FIGS. 8A-8D ), for discharge of fluids from cartridge into exit tube 28. When the cartridge is properly inserted into the housing, exit opening 78 will be aligned with opening 48 in housing 24 to its exit tube 28.
  • FIGS. 9 -11 Details of opening 26 and its three slots 26a, 26b and 26c, and generally horizontal flat center portion 76 of top wall 74 are illustrated in FIGS. 9 -11 .
  • Flat center portion 76 of the top wall is depicted as having opposed upper and under surfaces 76a and 77.
  • upper surface 76a of center portion 76 is sloped or curved towards the entries to openings 26a, 26b and 26c, or the openings are beveled to encourage flow of liquid into the openings and to prevent retention of any liquid due to surface tension effects.
  • undersurface 77 is provided with downwardly extending protuberances 77a adjacent one side of each opening 26a, 26b and 26c. The purposes of protuberances 77a will be fully explained shortly with respect to FIGS. 13-15 .
  • a small off-center blind hole 80 also extends into bottom wall 72 but not through the bottom wall, and is adapted to engage projection 56 on lever 52.
  • Cartridge 22 is further provided with three keys of which one is designated with indicium 82' and two are designated with the same indicium 82", as best illustrated in FIGS. 16 and 16A - 16C , which are generally shown as a keyway 82 in FIGS. 3 and 8A - 8D .
  • all three keys 82' and 82" are spaced unequally from one another within cartridge 22, that is, at disparate angles from one another which are not spaced 120° from one another. Their angular orientation, however, exactly matches those regarding keyways 60a, 60b and 60c.
  • key 82' has a vertical dimension which is less than those of both keys 82".
  • key 82' is mated to engage keyway 60a while keys 82" are respectively mated to engage respective keyways 60b and 60c.
  • the heights of the keys are so coordinated with the heights of their respective keyways in that their respective contacts result in an interference fit therebetween.
  • the keys are rounded at their top surfaces 84 and bottom surfaces 86.
  • top surfaces 84 and bottom surfaces 86 of the keys are disposed to respectively contact corrugated and smooth surfaces 66 and 68 of the keyways.
  • the figures illustrating the keys and keyways are paired to form pairings of FIG. 16A with FIG. 17A , FIG. 16B with FIG. 17B , and FIG. 16C with FIG. 17C .
  • an O-ring 88 is positioned within an annular groove 90 in cartridge 22, adjacent its top wall 74.
  • the sealing engagement provided by O-ring 88 is enhanced, as more clearly shown in FIG. 12 , by configuring the O-ring with two pairs of upwardly and downwardly extending annular ridges 88a and 88b and an outwardly extending annular projection 88c. Ridges 88a and 88b furnish larger areas of engagement with annular groove 90.
  • FIGS. 3 and 13-15 Insertion and withdrawal of the cartridge in and from the housing is facilitated by use of a tool 92, shown in FIGS. 3 and 13-15 .
  • the tool includes a shank 94, a handle 96 at one end, and three arced T-shaped projections 98 which extend from a surface 100 (see FIGS. 13-15 ) at its opposed end.
  • the T-shaped projections are provided with appendages 102' and 102" of unequal length, with appendage 102' being shorter than appendage 102".
  • FIG. 13 depicts insertion of T-shaped projection into an opening 26.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates use of tool 92 to remove the cartridge from the housing
  • FIG. 15 illustrates use of tool 92 to insert the cartridge into the housing.
  • an interlock is formed between appendages 102" and undersurface 77 of center portion 76.
  • This interlock is provided by downwardly extending protuberances 77a on undersurface 77 and upwardly extending protuberances 104 on appendages 102".
  • cartridge 22 When the keys are properly ordered with their mating keyways as shown in FIG. 8A , cartridge 22 will be positioned with respect to housing 24, and will permit the cartridge to be pushed into the housing as illustrated in FIG. 8B . At this point, off-center hole 80 in cartridge bottom wall 72 will be aligned with projection 56 of lever 52, and keys 82 will rest on smooth surface 68 at the entrance of horizontal keyway components 64. The cartridge will then be in position to be turned by tool 92, as depicted in FIGS. 8C and 8D . This turning causes lever 52 to swivel, through the engagement between hole 80 and projection 56, and to move cap 54 away from covering opening 48. During this turning operation, the top surfaces 84 of the keys will ratchet against their respective corrugated surfaces 66 and lock the cartridge within the housing. Simultaneously, O-ring 88 will be deformed into a sealing engagement between these two parts.
  • tool 92 and its appendage 102" are engaged within openings 26. A turning of the tool will move keys 82 along inclined smooth surfaces and provide a camming process so as to facilitate separation of the cartridge from the housing. The resiliency of O-ring 88 will also provide a separation force.

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  1. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur pour le transport des eaux usées vers un drain externe, comprenant :
    un boîtier (32) ayant un intérieur et une ouverture (48) s'étendant à partir de l'intérieur jusqu'au drain externe (28),
    une cartouche (22) ayant un extérieur et pouvant être reçue dans l'intérieur du boîtier, une ouverture (26) pour recevoir les eaux usées, et une ouverture de sortie (78) disposée pour communiquer avec l'ouverture de boîtier,
    une mise en oeuvre de mise en prise de la cartouche par rapport au boîtier (60) associée avec l'intérieur du boîtier ; et
    une mise en oeuvre de mise en prise du boîtier par rapport à la cartouche (82) associée avec l'extérieur de la cartouche,
    lesdites mises en oeuvre de boîtier et de cartouche ayant des mécanismes coopératifs respectifs pour effectuer une mise en prise mutuelle entre eux afin de fixer ladite cartouche à l'intérieur dudit boîtier,
    caractérisé en ce que lesdites mises en oeuvre de boîtier et de cartouche (60, 82) peuvent être mises en prise mutuellement, dans lequel les mécanismes coopératifs respectifs utilisent un système d'interconnexion à au moins une clavette (82) et au moins un chemin de clavette (60) pour définir des positions fixée et non fixée et la bonne orientation de la cartouche par rapport au boîtier, pour éviter ainsi le défaut d'alignement de l'ouverture de sortie de cartouche et de l'ouverture de boîtier.
  2. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite ouverture de boîtier comprend un tube de dimension externe donnée, et comprenant en outre une pluralité de raccords dimensionnés différemment de la dimension externe dudit tube pour permettre audit boîtier d'être couplé avec n'importe quelle taille de raccord au drain externe.
  3. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1,
    dans lequel lesdites mises en oeuvre (60, 82) définissent des positions d'interconnexion non fixée initiale et fixée finale entre ledit boîtier et ladite cartouche, et ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) et ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) sont alignées dans la position de l'interconnexion fixée finale et mal alignées dans la position de l'interconnexion non fixée initiale, et
    comprenant en outre un mécanisme de fermeture (52) pour fermer ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) lorsque ladite ouverture de boîtier et ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) sont dans une autre position que la position d'interconnexion fixée finale, pour empêcher les odeurs désagréables provenant des gaz des égouts d'entrer dans ledit boîtier.
  4. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 3, dans lequel :
    ledit boîtier et ladite cartouche ont une configuration cylindrique ; et
    ledit mécanisme de fermeture (52) comprend un levier ayant un couplage pivotant par rapport audit boîtier, un capuchon (54) sur ledit levier dimensionné pour bloquer ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) et un couplage (56, 80) entre ladite cartouche et ledit levier pour permettre audit levier de pivoter lorsque ladite cartouche tourne par rapport audit boîtier.
  5. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit couplage entre ladite cartouche et ledit levier comprend une saillie (56) sur ledit levier et une ouverture borgne (80) dans ladite cartouche.
  6. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 4, dans lequel ledit couplage pivotant entre ledit levier et ledit boîtier comprend un pivot bifurqué pour permettre le retrait dudit levier dudit boîtier.
  7. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :
    ledit boîtier et ladite cartouche ont une configuration cylindrique ;
    ladite mise en oeuvre de mise en prise de la cartouche par rapport au boîtier (60) comprend au moins un chemin de clavette en forme de L et des composants généralement horizontaux (62, 64) assemblés à une intersection ; et
    ladite mise en oeuvre de mise en prise du boîtier par rapport à la cartouche (82) comprend au moins une clavette pouvant être reçue à l'intérieur dudit chemin de clavette en forme de L.
  8. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 7, dans lequel ledit composant généralement horizontal (64) est incliné vers le bas à partir de l'intersection pour permettre à ladite clavette de servir de came afin de faciliter la séparation de ladite cartouche dudit boîtier.
  9. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel :
    ladite au moins une clavette et au moins un chemin de clavette (60, 82) définissent des positions d'interconnexions non fixée initiale et fixée finale entre ledit boîtier et ladite cartouche ;
    ledit boîtier et ladite cartouche ont une configuration cylindrique ;
    ledit boîtier comprend une paroi inférieure (46), une paroi tubulaire (44) s'étendant vers le haut à partir de la paroi inférieure dudit boîtier, et une ouverture pour la réception de ladite cartouche ;
    ladite cartouche (22) comprend une paroi supérieure (74), une paroi inférieure (72) et une paroi tubulaire (70) assemblant lesdites parois supérieure et inférieure ;
    ladite au moins une clavette (82) comprend une pluralité de clavettes ; et
    ledit au moins un chemin de clavette (60) comprend une pluralité de chemins de clavette en forme de L égaux en nombre auxdites clavettes, qui peuvent respectivement être reçues à l'intérieur de ces derniers, lesdits chemins de clavette ayant chacun des composants verticaux et généralement horizontaux (62, 64) s'étendant à partir de ladite ouverture de réception de cartouche du boîtier et assemblés au niveau d'une intersection,
    chacun desdits composants verticaux définissant la position de l'interconnexion non fixée initiale et s'étendant vers le bas à partir de l'ouverture de réception de cartouche dudit boîtier vers la paroi inférieure dudit boîtier, et
    chacun desdits composants généralement horizontaux (64), au niveau de leur terminus opposé à l'intersection, définissant la position de l'interconnexion fixée finale et étant incliné vers le bas à partir de l'interconnexion afin de faciliter, avec lesdites clavettes, la séparation de la cartouche du boîtier.
  10. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel au moins l'une desdites clavettes (82') et au moins l'un desdits chemins de clavette horizontaux en forme de L de couplage (68') sont dimensionnés horizontalement, différemment d'au moins l'autre parmi lesdites clavettes (82") et les chemins de clavette (68"), afin de garantir l'alignement de ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) et de ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) dans la position d'interconnexion fixée finale.
  11. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel au moins l'une desdites clavettes (82') et au moins l'un desdits chemins de clavette horizontaux en forme de L de couplage (68') sont dimensionnés horizontalement différemment d'au moins l'autre parmi lesdites clavettes (82") et les chemins de clavette (68") pour garantir l'alignement de ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) et de ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) dans la position d'interconnexion fixée finale.
  12. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 11, dans lequel :
    ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) et ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) sont alignées dans la position d'interconnexion fixée finale et sont mal alignées dans la position d'interconnexion non fixée initiale ;
    ladite mise en oeuvre de mise en prise du boîtier par rapport à la cartouche (82) et ladite mise en oeuvre de mise en prise de la cartouche par rapport au boîtier (60) sont positionnées de manière angulaire et inégale autour des périphéries de leurs cartouche et boîtier respectifs pour continuer à garantir l'alignement de ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) et de ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) dans la position d'interconnexion fixée finale.
  13. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 9, dans lequel lesdits composants horizontaux sont respectivement prévus avec des surfaces ondulées pour coopérer avec lesdites clavettes, permettant ainsi à la cartouche d'être bloquée à l'intérieur du boîtier dans la position d'interconnexion fixée finale.
  14. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite cartouche (22) comprend une paroi supérieure (74) dans laquelle se trouve l'ouverture de cartouche, et ladite paroi supérieure comprend une surface supérieure inclinée (76a) adjacente à l'ouverture de cartouche pour son biseautage afin de favoriser l'écoulement des eaux usées dans l'ouverture de cartouche et pour empêcher la retenue de tout liquide sur ladite paroi supérieure en raison des effets de tension superficielle.
  15. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite cartouche (22) comprend une paroi supérieure (74) qui incorpore l'ouverture de cartouche, et dans lequel ladite entrée d'ouverture de cartouche comprend une pluralité d'ouvertures à travers lesquelles passent les eaux usées, et comprenant en outre :
    un outil ayant des saillies en forme de crochet à l'intérieur de ce dernier pour la mise en prise avec lesdites ouvertures pour permettre l'insertion et le retrait de ladite cartouche dudit boîtier.
  16. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 15, dans lequel lesdites saillies en forme de crochet sont chacune prévues avec un crochet pour la mise en prise avec la face inférieure de ladite paroi supérieure adjacente auxdites ouvertures de cartouche.
  17. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 16, comprenant en outre :
    des protubérances positionnées de manière adjacente à chacune des ouvertures de cartouche et s'étendant à partir de ladite surface inférieure ; et
    des protubérances sur chacun desdits crochets, lesdites protubérances de crochet étant adaptées pour se déplacer sur lesdites protubérances d'ouverture de cartouche pour fournir une mise en prise de verrouillage dudit outil avec ladite paroi supérieure.
  18. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre une rainure annulaire (90) dans l'un parmi ledit extérieur de cartouche et ledit intérieur de boîtier, un joint torique (88) positionné dans la rainure et comprenant deux paires de crêtes annulaires s'étendant vers le haut et vers le bas (88a, 88b) et une saillie annulaire s'étendant vers l'extérieur (88c) pour offrir des zones améliorées de mise en prise avec la rainure annulaire.
  19. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre :
    un levier (52) pour fermer ladite ouverture de boîtier (48) lorsque ladite ouverture de boîtier et ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche (78) sont dans une autre position que la position d'alignement, pour empêcher les odeurs désagréables provenant des gaz d'égout d'entrer dans ledit boîtier, ledit levier ayant un couplage pivotant par rapport audit boîtier, un capuchon (54) sur ledit levier dimensionné pour bloquer ladite ouverture de boîtier (48), et un couplage (56, 80) entre ladite cartouche et ledit levier comprenant une saillie (56) sur ledit levier et une ouverture borgne (80) dans ladite cartouche pour permettre audit levier de pivoter lorsque ladite cartouche tourne par rapport audit boîtier.
  20. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite ouverture de sortie (78) est disposée pour communiquer avec l'ouverture de boîtier pour fournir une trajectoire d'écoulement des eaux usées avec cette dernière, et
    comprenant en outre des clavettes identiques du point de vue du nombre auxdits chemins de clavette en forme de L et pouvant s'y adapter, caractérisé en ce que lesdites clavettes et lesdits chemins de clavette ont une orientation unique de sorte que ladite ouverture de sortie de cartouche est alignée avec ladite ouverture de boîtier lorsque lesdites clavettes sont disposées complètement à l'intérieur des composants horizontaux du chemin de clavette.
  21. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 20, dans lequel ledit composant généralement horizontal (64) est incliné vers le bas par rapport à l'intersection pour permettre à ladite clavette de servir de came afin de faciliter la séparation de ladite cartouche dudit boîtier.
  22. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un outil ayant des saillies en forme de crochet pour la mise en prise avec lesdites ouvertures pour permettre l'insertion et le retrait de ladite cartouche dudit boîtier.
  23. Appareil formant piège anti-odeur selon la revendication 22, dans lequel lesdites saillies en forme de crochet sont chacune prévues avec un crochet pour la mise en prise avec la face inférieure de ladite paroi supérieure adjacente auxdites ouvertures de cartouche, et
    des protubérances positionnées de manière adjacente à chacune des ouvertures de cartouche et s'étendant à partir de ladite surface inférieure ; et
    des protubérances sur chacun desdits crochets, lesdites protubérances de crochet étant adaptées pour se déplacer sur lesdites protubérances d'ouverture de cartouche pour fournir une mise en prise de verrouillage dudit outil avec ladite paroi supérieure.
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