Patent · US Expired

Trash compactor

US4041857A · kind A · utility

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4References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 11, 1976
Grant dateAug 16, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 11, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/3032
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The door of a trash compactor has an auxiliary door located to permit trash to be entered through it into the throat of the compactor. The auxiliary door, when closed, includes a throat portion which converts into a chute when the auxiliary door is opened.

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