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Waste compactor apparatus with compactor and removable subjacent container

US5315924A · kind A · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 5, 1992
Grant dateMay 31, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/3042
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A waste compactor apparatus having a front, a back and sides, includes a compactor adapted to receive waste materials through an opening in the front and to compress the waste materials into a waste container positioned therebelow; a waste container defining an upwardly facing opening; a support frame supporting the compactor above a channel defined by the support frame, the channel sized for receiving the waste container in a position substantially subjacent the compactor; and, a stop header adapted for variable attachment to the support frame for defining the direction from which the container may be inserted and withdrawn from the channel of the frame.

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