# US 4,393,765 A · Aluminum can compactor

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- Number: US 4,393,765 A
- Document ID: US4393765A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/286,853
- Filed: 1981-07-27
- Granted: 1983-07-19
- Earliest claimed: 1981-07-27
- Inventors: Albert Accettura; Wanda J. Accettura
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393765A

## CPC

- B30B 9/323: {operated by hand or foot}
- Y10S 100/902: Can crushers
- B30B: PRESSES IN GENERAL (producing ultra-high pressure or ultra-high pressure and high temperature to effect modifications of a substance, e.g. for making artificial diamonds B01J3/00 ){(compressing means for refuse receptacles B65F1/1405)}
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

This compactor device is for crushing cans, so as to enable them to be stored in a smaller space than when they are in their normal dimensions, and it consists primarily of a base plate with a pair of legs attached. The legs include a cup portion, in which one end of an aluminum can is placed, and a handle is secured by a hinge to the base plate, and is used to compact the can by manual pressure of the user's hands.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An aluminum can compactor device, comprising, in combination, a base member and a handle pivotally connected thereto by a hinge at one end of said base member and one end of said handle, said base member including a pair of parallel, elongated legs, a web between a longitudinally intermediate portion of said legs, a raised stage portion upon said web and an upward spike upon said raised stage portion; and a circular portion along a longitudinally intermediate portion of said handle being aligned with said stage of said web when said handle is pivoted in a closed position against said base member, and an upwardly recess on an underside of said handle circular portion.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said recess extends conically upwardly from an edge of said handle circular portion, and an apex of said recess aligns with said spike when said handle and said base member are pivoted in said closed position.