Trash compactor for lavatory unit of aircraft
US7191701B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D11/02
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manual trash compactor for a trash bin is disposed inside a lavatory unit of an aircraft. A trash bin disposed within a wash basin in a lavatory unit of an aircraft has a lid through which trash is thrown in disposed on an upper surface of the wash basin. Below the lid is equipped a container for trash. A trash compactor has a trash compressing member pivotably disposed via a shaft 154 on a frame. The trash compressing member is pivoted manually using a handle to compress and reduce the quantity of the trash inside the container.
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