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US 4,064,798 AGranted
Receptacle for trash compactors
AssigneeBroan Manufacturing Co., Inc.
InventorsDavid W. Wolbrink, Robert J. Budyak, Du Wayne M. Sellinger, William A. Kaepernick
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Abstract
An improved receptacle for a trash compactor is mounted on a drawer for movement into and out of the compactor along rails on the drawer. The receptacle is spaced from the rails so that dents or deformations of the receptacle do not affect the rails. The rear end wall of the compactor may be slanted so as to accommodate the arcuate travel of the ram of the compacting mechanism and the receptacle has a pyramidal shape to facilitate removal of the compacted trash.
Claims13
In a trash compactor having a positioning means for mounting a compaction means along a compaction axis, the improvement comprising:
- a support deck having generally parallel movement means mounted on either side thereof engagable in said positioning means for moving said support deck with respect to said positioning means in a direction generally perpendicular to said compaction axis;
- a generally rectangular receptacle for containing the trash to be compacted, said receptacle including a wall means having a pair of planar side walls and a rear end wall formed of flexible sheet material, said wall means being affixed to a surface of said support deck intermediate said movement means so that said surface of said support deck forms a bottom for said wall means, said receptacle being positionable along said compaction axis and sized to receive said compaction means, said planar side walls being spaced inwardly from the sides of said deck and said movement means a distance sufficient to prevent deflection or distortion of said receptacle from affecting the operation of said movement means;
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- a front panel hingedly retained on at least one of said support deck and wall means for movement between a closed position in which said front panel abuts the forward portions of said side walls to form a front end wall of said receptacle and an open position permitting removal of the compacted trash from said wall means, said front panel being mateable with said positioning means and forming, with said support deck, a drawer for the trash compactor, said front panel having flange means for embracing the forward portions of said side walls when said front panel is in the closed position along substantially the entire dimension in abutment with said front panel, said flange means being formed to permit the hinged movement of said front panel with respect to said side walls and to brace the forward portion of said side walls when said front panel is closed while allowing said side walls to flex when said front panel is open.
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In a trash compactor having a positioning means for mounting a compaction means along a compaction axis, the improvement comprising:
- a support deck having generally parallel movement means mounted on either side thereof engagable in said positioning means for moving said support deck with respect to said positioning means in a direction generally perpendicular to said compaction axis;
- a generally rectangular receptacle for containing the trash to be compacted, said receptacle including a wall means having a pair of planar side walls and a rear end wall, said wall means being affixed to a surface of said support deck intermediate said movement means so that said surface of said support deck forms a bottom for said wall means, said receptacle being positionable along said compaction axis and sized to receive said compaction means, said planar side walls being spaced inwardly from the sides of said deck and said movement means a distance sufficient to prevent deflection or distortion of said receptacle from affecting the operation of said movement means, said walls being so formed as to be pyramidally tapered along the compaction axis in a direction extending away from said support deck, thereby to relieve the wedging action of the compacted trash in the receptacle and
- a front panel coupled to at least one of said support deck and wall means for forming a front wall closing and receptacle, said front panel forming, with said support deck, a drawer for the trash compactor.
In a trash compactor having a positioning means for mounting a compaction means along a compaction axis, the improvement comprising:
- a support deck having generally parallel movement means mounted on either side thereof engagable in said positioning means for moving said support deck with respect to said positioning means in a direction generally perpendicular to said compaction axis;
- a generally rectangular receptacle for containing the trash to be compacted, said receptacle including a wall means having a pair of planar side walls and a rear end wall, said wall means being affixed to a surface of said support deck intermediate said movement means so that said surface of said support deck forms a bottom for said wall means, said receptacle being positionable along said compaction axis and sized to receive said compaction means, said planar side walls being spaced inwardly from the sides of said deck and said movement means a distance sufficient to prevent deflection or distortion of said receptacle from affecting the operation of said movement means;
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- a front panel coupled to at least one of said support deck and wall means for forming a front wall closing said receptacle, said front panel forming, with said support deck, a drawer for the trash compactor, said receptacle being suitable for receiving a bag in which compaction occurs, said bag having a cuff extending along the exterior of said side walls, said front panel being movable with respect to said side walls between open and closed positions, said front panel having flange means contiguous with the forward portion of said side walls when said front panel is closed for clamping said cuff between said flange means and said side walls for retaining the bag in the receptacle against removal forces exerted by the compaction means.
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