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US 4,360,046 AGranted
Sanitary waste grease disposal apparatus
OwnerPhilip N. Streit, Lyle E. Leiningerinventors
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OwnerPhilip N. Streit, Lyle E. Leiningerinventors
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A sanitary waste grease and fat disposal system and apparatus includes a novel sanitary storage unit for storage and handling of waste fatty materials, a tank truck for transportation of such materials, and equipment for transferring the stored materials to the truck for transportation to a fatty material processing plant. The sanitary storage unit is an enclosed storage bin of sealed, sanitary construction with a top opening for introduction of fatty materials and a bottom, valved outlet for connection to a hose for pumping to a tank truck for transportation. The top of the storage unit has a spring loaded lid which opens by operation of a pedal and has an interior wall with a strainer for trapping larger contaminating materials from the fatty materials being collected. The contents is kept fluid by a thermostatically controlled heating element in the bottom of the storage unit. The fatty contents is kept fluid in the tank truck by means of a heat exchange conduit conducting the hot exhaust gases from the truck motor through the tank.
A sanitary system for collection, storage and transportation of waste fatty material for reprocessing which comprises
A sanitary storage unit for collection and storage of waste fatty materials of edible fatty origin for storage, colection and transportation for reprocessing, said storage unit including an enclosed bin of sealed, fluid tight construction having a top opening for introduction of fatty materials being collected and a bottom outlet opening for removal of the contents to a tank truck for transportation,
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