System, apparatus, and method for on-site trash compaction
AssigneePinnacle Design Consulting LLC
InventorMichael Fitzgerald
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Abstract
A mobile apparatus for compacting trash in a receptacle is disclosed. The mobile apparatus has a drive assembly attached between a structural assembly and a carriage assembly, and a compactor supported at the carriage assembly. The carriage assembly is configured to be removably attached to the receptacle. The drive assembly is configured to move the carriage assembly to a plurality of positions along a length of the receptacle. The compactor is configured to compact the trash in the receptacle at the plurality of positions.
Claims19
A mobile apparatus for compacting trash in a receptacle, comprising:
- a drive assembly attached between a structural assembly and a carriage assembly;
- and
- a compactor supported at the carriage assembly;
- wherein the carriage assembly is configured to be removably attached to the receptacle;
- wherein the drive assembly is configured to move the carriage assembly to a plurality of positions along a length of the receptacle;
- wherein the compactor is configured to compact the trash in the receptacle at the plurality of positions;
- and
- wherein the carriage assembly includes a flange that forms a flange recess at which a clamp is attached, the clamp configured to selectively clamp to the receptacle at each of the plurality of positions.
A method for compacting trash in a receptacle using a mobile apparatus, comprising:
- transporting the mobile apparatus to a geographic location of the receptacle, the mobile apparatus including a drive assembly attached between a structural assembly and a carriage assembly;
- removably attaching the carriage assembly of the mobile apparatus to the receptacle;
- moving the carriage assembly, via the drive assembly, to a plurality of positions along a length of the receptacle while the carriage assembly is removably attached to the receptacle;
- compacting the trash in the receptacle at the plurality of positions using a compactor that is supported at the carriage assembly;
- and
- selectively clamping to the receptacle at each of the plurality of positions using a clamp that is attached at a flange recess formed by a flange of the carriage assembly.
A mobile apparatus for compacting trash in a receptacle, comprising:
- a drive assembly attached between a structural assembly and a carriage assembly;
- and
- a compactor supported at the carriage assembly;
- wherein the carriage assembly is configured to be removably attached to the receptacle;
- wherein the drive assembly is configured to move the carriage assembly to a plurality of positions along a length of the receptacle;
- wherein the compactor is configured to compact the trash in the receptacle at the plurality of positions;
- and
- wherein the structural assembly includes a plurality of movable outriggers configured to move from a raised position to a deployed position contacting the ground supporting the structural assembly when the carriage assembly is removably attached to the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.