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US 10,300,671 B2Granted
Compaction receptacle
AssigneeCompaction Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJames Faucher, Luke Lundquist, John Vangen
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Abstract
A compaction capable receptacle may include a housing with a trash receiving opening, a compaction unit arranged within the housing, and a trash bin arranged within the housing and articulable between a compaction position within the housing and a trash receiving position within the housing, the compaction position aligning the trash bin with a compaction stroke of the compaction unit and the trash receiving position aligning a portion of the trash bin with the trash receiving opening.
Claims20
A public restroom, comprising:
- a plurality of walls defining a relatively small space;
- and
- a compaction capable receptacle arranged in the relatively small space, the receptacle comprising:
- a housing with a substantially stationary trash receiving opening;
- a compaction unit arranged within the housing;
- a trash bin arranged within the housing such that the trash bin is aligned with a compaction stroke of the compaction unit and is also positioned to receive trash placed through the trash receiving opening;
- a controller configured to control compaction cycles of the compaction unit and prevent access within the housing during compaction cycles, but allow access within the housing when compaction cycles are not being performed;
- and
- a power source for powering the controller and the compaction unit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.