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US 2024/0116700 A1Published application
Devices and related methods for separating and compacting trash
AssigneeZhongwei Lu
InventorZhongwei Lu
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Abstract
Receptacles for holding, separating, compacting and/or disposing of household trash are described.
Claims24
A receptacle for holding, separating, compacting and disposing of household trash comprising:
- fixed, non-movable sidewalls;
- a rear, fixed non-movable wall;
- one or more movable dividers;
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- a removable top cover configured to cover one or more internal, separate cavities for holding trash and for compacting the trash.
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A receptacle for holding, separating, compacting and disposing of household trash comprising:
- an upper and lower component, where each component comprises sidewalls and wherein the upper component comprises a removable and movable top cover configured within a first top opening, an integral bottom that comprises an integral grating and the lower component comprises a second top opening and a fixed bottom wall, and
- wherein the integral grating is configured to fit within the second top opening.
A method for holding, separating and compacting household trash comprising:
- holding the household trash in a receptacle that comprises one or more separate cavities;
- reducing the volume of one or more of the cavities that is holding the household trash by compacting the household trash with a mechanism in conjunction with one or more of dividers and sidewalls of the receptacle as the one or more dividers moves from one end of the receptacle to an opposite end of the receptacle towards a rear wall of the receptacle;
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- increasing the volume of another one of the one or more separate cavities as the one or more dividers moves from the one end of the receptacle to the opposite end of the receptacle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.