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US 2015/0031123 A1Published application
Composting device
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsKRISTOPHER L. DELGADO, JEFFREY J. JACOBS, CHRISTOPHER CAMP, JANGLIH LIN
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Abstract
A device for transforming refuse into compost according to a cycle of operation has a cabinet, a hopper, a first reducing mechanism in the hopper, a first heating element coupled to the hopper, a transfer mechanism disposed in a conduit from the hopper to an outlet, a motor beneath the hopper and the transfer mechanism, a container removably mounted in the cabinet and beneath the outlet, a second reducing mechanism in the container, and a second heating element coupled to the container.
Claims18
A device for transforming refuse into compost, the device comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a hopper at an upper portion of the cabinet and having an opening through the cabinet configured to receive refuse;
- a first reducing mechanism in the hopper operable to grind the refuse;
- a transfer mechanism disposed in a conduit extending upwardly from the hopper to an outlet in the upper portion of the cabinet;
- a motor beneath the hopper and the transfer mechanism and operably connected to the first reducing mechanism and the transfer mechanism to operate the first reducing mechanism and the transfer mechanism;
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- a container removably mounted within the cabinet adjacent the motor and beneath the outlet to receive ground refuse from the outlet, wherein the container is accessible from outside the cabinet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.