Apparatus for separating household trash
US5228577A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/942
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for separating selected categories of solid waste (trash) within a home or building and containing outside of the home or building the various recyclable and non-recyclable solid waste which accumulates within the home or building. The apparatus comprises a main chamber having a sloped floor and two or more aligned bins, two wing-shaped chambers, each wing-shaped chamber having a bin, pivoted doors leading into each aligned bin, a swinging gate leading into each bin within the wing-shaped chambers, and mechanism to be actuated by the homeowner/tenant for opening and/or closing each door and gate depending upon the category of recyclable or non-recyclable solid waste being deposited within the apparatus.
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