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US 4,483,248 AGranted
Aluminum/steel can separator and baler
OwnerArlen J. Ostrenginventor
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Abstract
The recycling machine is provided with a baling chamber having a cyclable hydraulic ram. The ram cycles continuously, and each time it retracts, no more than a predetermined number of cans are admitted to the baling chamber for crushing and adding to the bale therein. A counting mechanism is provided as well as a mechanism for separating steel cans before baling.
Claims10
A can recycling machine comprising:
- a baling chamber, said baling chamber comprising:
- a floor wherein said floor is movable between a first position for compacting cans in said chamber and a second position wherein said floor is below said floor when said floor is in said first position so that removal means may be inserted between a bale and said floor when said floor is in said second position;
- an access door;
- wedge means associated with said door for maintaining said floor in said first position when said door is closed;
- first and second walls adjacent said door, said first and second walls diverging from one another as said walls approach said door;
- means for continuously cyclically compacting cans in said chamber;
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- means for admitting no more than a predetermined number of cans into said chamber for each cycle of said compacting means.
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A can recycling machine comprising:
- a baling chamber, said baling chamber comprising a floor, an access door and first and second walls adjacent said door, wherein said floor is movable between a first position for compacting cans in said chamber and a second position wherein said floor is below said floor when said floor is in said first position so that removal means may be inserted between a bale and said floor when said floor is in said second position and wherein said first and second walls diverge from one another as said walls approach said door;
- wedge means associated with said door for maintaining said floor in said first position when said door is closed;
- means for continuously cyclically compacting cans in said chamber;
- and
- means for admitting no more than a predetermined number of cans into said chamber for each cycle of said compacting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.