Waste material compactor apparatus

A cover for a waste receptacle having an open top end comprising:

• a lip member adapted to engage the top end of the receptacle, the lip member having a central aperture;
• a cover member for removably closing the central aperture in the lip member and adapted to be inserted through the central aperture into the waste receptacle for compacting the contents thereof;
• the central aperture in the lip member and the cover member each having an oblong shape with a length dimension larger than a width dimension, the length and width dimensions of the cover member being larger than the corresponding length and width dimensions of the central aperture such that the peripheral edges of the cover member overlay the edges of the central aperture;
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• centering means mounted on and depending from the cover member and adapted to be disposed within the central aperture for centering the cover member on the lip member to close the central aperture therein.

A receptacle for waste material comprising:

• a container having an open top end, upstanding side walls and a closed bottom;
• a cover adapted to close the open top end of the container, the cover comprising:
• a lip member adapted to engage the open top end of the container, the lip member having a central aperture;
• a cover member having a shape proximate the shape of the central aperture in the lip member for removably closing the central aperture in the top member and adapted to be inserted through the central aperture into the receptacle for compacting the contents thereof;
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• flanges formed on the lip member adjacent to and extending inward from the edges of the central aperture, the flanges supporting the cover member thereon to close the central aperture in the lip member.

A receptacle for waste material comprising:

• a container having an open top end, upstanding side walls and a closed bottom;
• a cover adapted to close the open top end of the container, the cover comprising:
• a lip member adapted to engage the open top end of the container, the lip member having a central aperture;
• a cover member having a shape proximate the shape of the central aperture in the lip member for removably to be inserted through the central aperture into the receptacle for compacting the contents thereof;
• the central aperture in the lip member and the cover member each having an oblong shape with a length dimension larger than a width dimension, the length and width dimensions of the cover member being larger than the corresponding length and width dimensions of the central aperture such that the peripheral edges of the cover member overlay the edges of the central aperture;
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• centering means mounted on and depending from the cover member and adapted to be disposed within the central aperture for centering the cover member of the lip member to close the central aperture therein.