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Transportable recyclable materials densifier

US6543343B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 1, 2001
Grant dateApr 8, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B9/321
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transportable recyclable materials densifier including an integrally configured conveyor, separator, and compactor chamber mounted on a trailer frame that is transportable along public and private roads, for separation of ferrous from non-ferrous materials, and for compaction of non-ferrous materials at each location to which the trailer is transported. A conveyor is directs materials to the separator for separation of non-ferrous materials that are directed into an upper opening in a first end of the compactor chamber, with rejection of ferrous materials from the separator for discharge. A reciprocally extendable piston and compactor end extends through the compactor chamber to compact the materials into a second end of the chamber. The compacted materials form a densified shape against a movable end wall that is raised after compaction for ejection of each densified shape from the compaction chamber for storage and/or transport to a recycling operation.

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