Disposal chute

A disposal chute assembly comprising:

• a plurality of chute sections being removably interconnected, each chute section of the plurality of chute sections having a tubular shape and being positioned to define a channel extending from a topmost chute section to a bottommost chute section, a bottom portion of each chute section of the plurality of chute sections except the bottommost chute section being received into a top portion of an adjacent chute section of the plurality of chute sections, each chute section having a top end and a bottom end and tapering from the top end to the bottom end, each chute section of the plurality of chute sections comprising:
• a tube comprising a plurality of panels being removably interconnected, each panel of the plurality of panels extending from the top end to the bottom end of the chute section, each panel of the plurality of panels comprising a body, a first flange, and a second flange, the body being coupled to and extending between the first and second flanges, the first and second flanges extending from the body outwardly with respect to the channel, the body having a planar shape;
• a plurality of connectors, each connector of the plurality of connectors releasably coupling a pair of adjacent panels of the plurality of panels together, each connector comprising a nut and bolt assembly, each connector coupling the first flange of one of the pair of adjacent panels to the second flange of another of the pair of adjacent panels;
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• a pair of hoisting lines being coupled to the tube, each hoisting line being coupled adjacent to a top end of the tube, each hoisting line of the pair of hoisting lines comprising a chain;
• a pair of clasps, each clasp of the pair of clasps being coupled to a free end of an associated hoisting line of the pair of hoisting lines;
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• wherein the plurality of connectors includes a pair of eyebolt assemblies positioned adjacent to the top end of the tube, each hoisting line being coupled to the tube via an associated one of the pair of eyebolt assemblies;
• wherein each clasp of the pair of clasps of each chute section of the plurality of chute sections except the bottommost chute section is operable to releasably attach to one of the pair of eyebolt assemblies of the adjacent chute section;
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• wherein the plurality of chute sections includes at least one hopper section, the tube of the at least one hopper section extending through the tube into the channel, the at least one hopper section includes a hopper being coupled to the tube, the hopper comprising:
• a ramp being positioned adjacently below the opening, the ramp extending away from the tube, the ramp being angled upwardly from a proximal end to a distal end of the ramp with respect to the tube, the ramp including an inclined wall and a pair of flange walls, the inclined wall being coupled to and extending between the pair of flange walls;
• a pair of sidewalls attached to the ramp, the ramp being positioned between the pair of sidewalls, each sidewall being coupled to a respective one of the pair of flange walls, a portion of the plurality of connectors releasably coupling the pair of sidewalls to the tube;
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• a plurality of fasteners, each fastener of the plurality of fasteners releasably coupling the ramp to an associated one of the pair of sidewalls, each fastener of the plurality of fasteners being coupled to an associated one of the pair of flange walls, each fastener of the plurality of fasteners comprising a nut and bolt assembly;
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• a door being coupled to the tube and being movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening, the door being biased toward the closed position, the door being pivotable inwardly with respect to the channel.