Mobile and portable compactor with foldable trolley arm

A portable dumpster refuse compactor, comprising:

• a vertical support comprising a first vertical support beam and a second vertical support beam, the vertical support having a center receptacle within the first vertical support beam and the second vertical support beam to receive a horizontal support, the vertical support including a hooking mechanism to securely attach the portable dumpster refuse compactor to a side of a refuse dumpster;
• the horizontal support comprising a first horizontal support beam and a second horizontal support beam, the horizontal support having a center receptacle within the first horizontal support beam and the second horizontal support beam to receive a trolley arm and configured to rotate from within the center receptacle of the vertical support up to ninety degrees such that the horizontal support horizontally extends from a top of the vertical support;
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• the trolley arm comprising a compactor ram on one end of the trolley arm, a driving mechanism configured to supply power to the compactor ram, and a rack and pinion system connected to the driving mechanism, the trolley arm configured to travel along a length of the horizontal support and the compactor ram actuated by a worm drive engaging the rack and pinion system to move from the top of the vertical support in a direction toward a bottom of the vertical support when the horizontal support horizontally extends from the top of the vertical support.

A method, comprising:

• moving a portable compactor to a desired location, the portable compactor comprising:
• a vertical support comprising a first vertical support beam and a second vertical support beam, the vertical support having a center receptacle within the first vertical support beam and the second vertical support beam to receive a horizontal support;
• the horizontal support comprising a first horizontal support beam and a second horizontal support beam, the horizontal support having a center receptacle within the first horizontal support beam and the second horizontal support beam to receive a trolley arm and configured to rotate from within the center receptacle of the vertical support up to ninety degrees such that the horizontal support horizontally extends from a top of the vertical support;
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• the trolley arm comprising a compactor ram on one end of the trolley arm, a driving mechanism configured to supply power to the compactor ram, and a rack and pinion system connected to the driving mechanism, the trolley arm configured to travel along a length of the horizontal support and the compactor ram actuated by a worm drive engaging the rack and pinion system to move from the top of the vertical support in a direction toward a bottom of the vertical support when the horizontal support horizontally extends from the top of the vertical support, wherein the trolley arm is configured to fold within the center receptacle of the horizontal support and the horizontal support is configured to fold within the center receptacle of the vertical support;
• unfolding the horizontal support of the portable compactor from the vertical support of the portable compactor;
• unlocking and unfolding the trolley arm from the horizontal support of the portable compactor;
• locking the trolley arm in a desired first position above the desired location;
• powering the trolley arm and operating the trolley arm using an input device of the portable compactor;
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• moving the compactor ram on an end of the trolley arm from the first position to a second position along the trolley arm to compact objects that come into contact with the compactor ram as the trolley arm moves from the first position to the second position at the desired location.