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US 2018/0001586 A1Published application
Clothing Compression Press And Method Of Compressing Clothing
OwnerJohn Desser, Paul Landinventors
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Abstract
A clothing compression press that is of a sufficient height so as to compact clothing for baling in a single pass of a piston within the chamber. The press includes an inner cavity defined by a base with a front wall, a back wall and first and second sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom. A plate extends within the inner cavity which is driven by a hydraulic cylinder from a first position spaced apart from the base to a second position proximate the base, to in turn, compress clothing between the plate and the base.
Claims11
A method of compressing clothing in a single pass comprising the steps of:
- providing a clothing compression press having a housing with a base and a generally uniform cavity extending above the base, and a press slidably movable within the base toward and away from the housing, a lower opening being positioned proximate the base and an upper opening provided spaced apart from the base and below an upper limit of the press;
- extending the press above the upper opening;
- providing clothing;
- inserting clothing into the housing through the upper opening until substantially the entirety of the housing is filled with clothing;
- directing the press toward the base and into contact with the clothing;
- stopping the press in a spaced apart orientation from the base when a desired level of compression is reached, with the press being precluded from extending above the upper opening after initiating the step of directing, so as to provide a single pass of the press, and precluding further insertion of clothing into the housing between the press and the clothing provided in the step of providing;
- strapping the clothing compressed by the press;
- and
- removing the clothing after strapping from the housing through the lower opening.
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