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US 2017/0291382 A1Published application
Modular recycling apparatus.
OwnerJohn Labiakinventor
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Abstract
A modular recycling apparatus, means for and article of manufacture are disclosed. The various embodiments solve the inherent problems with recycling consumer items such as plastic bottles, aluminum cans and the like, The device enables a bottle or container to undergo a quasi-state change, thereby occupying much less space in its recycled form. As a result, the volume needed for storage is optimized and as such the energy required for transport is reduced by at least an order of magnitude.
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A modular recycling apparatus, comprising:
- a body having a transport arrangement attached thereto, said body having a chamber for collecting recycled items and for housing one or more heating elements positioned to source heat energy toward an item being recycled;
- a compactor element located proximate the chamber of said body and configured to facilitate recycling of different items;
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- a mode selector attached to said body and communicatively coupled to the compactor element thereby determining the mode of operation of said modular recycling apparatus;
- wherein the item being recycled undergoes a quasi-state change thereby occupying much less space resulting in optimized volume needed for storage.
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A modular recycling apparatus, comprising:
- means for attaching a transport arrangement to a body having a chamber for collecting recycled items and for housing one or more heating elements positioned to source heat energy toward an item being recycled;
- means for attaching a compactor element to said body, said compactor element configured to facilitate recycling of different items;
- and
- means for attaching a mode selector to said body, said selector communicatively coupled to the compactor element thereby determining the mode of operation of said modular recycling apparatus.
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An article of manufacture, comprising:
- a body having a transport arrangement attached thereto, a chamber for collecting recycled items and for housing one or more heating elements positioned to source heat energy toward an item being recycled;
- a compactor element attached to said body and configured to facilitate recycling of different items;
- and
- a selector attached to said body and communicatively coupled to the compactor element thereby determining the mode of operation of said modular recycling apparatus;
- wherein the item being recycled undergoes a quasi-state change thereby occupying much less space resulting in optimized volume needed for storage.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.