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US 2017/0197783 A1Published application
Compaction receptacle
AssigneeCompaction Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLuke Lundquist, James Faucher
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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 configured for rotating trash within the bin below the compaction unit.
Claims20
A compaction capable receptacle, comprising:
- a housing with a trash receiving opening;
- a compaction unit arranged within the housing;
- a trash bin arranged within the housing and configured for rotating trash within the bin below the compaction unit.
A method of receiving and compacting trash, comprising:
- receiving trash into a bin through a trash receiving opening;
- guiding the trash to a front half of the bin;
- rotating the trash in the front half of the bin below a compaction unit;
- compacting the trash;
- and
- simultaneously receiving additional trash into the bin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.