Waste Press
OwnerMichael Macchiainventor
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Abstract
The product will be called “Waste Press” and will be used to press/push refuse, of any type, into a receiving waste receptacle. One use will be to press yard waste (grass, leaves, etc.) down and into a recyclable paper bag while keeping the users hands clean by way of its integrated handle. Storage of the bag will be maximized by compressing its contents compactly and in doing so removing trapped air via the tools open vent holes and freeing up voids or dead space in between the bagged material.
Claims8
1) A surface area plate configured and designed to effectively compress material into a receptacle, the surface area plate comprising a) a solid surface b) a handle and c) one or more air holes in the solid surface of the surface area plate, the one or more air holes configured and designed to allow for trapped air to escape as the material is pressed into the receptacle, thereby creating more room in the receptacle.
6) A method of creating more space in a receptacle designed and configured to hold a material that is compressible, the method comprising using a surface area plate that comprises a) a solid surface b) a handle and c) one or more air holes in the solid surface of the surface area plate, wherein the solid surface is of a circumference that is substantially equivalent to a circumference of the receptacle, the solid surface being pressed using the handle against the material to compress the material in the receptacle, wherein the one or more air holes allow air to escape from the material through the solid surface when the material is compressed, thereby creating more space in the receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.