Patent · US Expired

Sanitary trash recycling apparatus

US5205417A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
12References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 9, 1991
Grant dateApr 27, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 9, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S209/933
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sanitary trash recycling apparatus includes a pit for receiving unsorted refuse, a electromagnetic device for removing ferrous materials and stations for permitting manual sorting of recyclable materials. The stations for manually sorting materials includes a device for moving the material to be sorted out toward the sorting operators as it moves through the station. A plurality of chutes are provided for each one of a number of recyclable products and bins are provided for receiving the sorted materials.

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