Apparatus for breaking glass bottles and crushing cans and like containers
AssigneeBoro Recycling Center, Inc.
InventorHenry R. Heimerich
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Abstract
Apparatus for breaking glass bottles and for crushing or deforming metallic cans and P.E.T. containers includes a glass bottle disintegrating means and separate can and P.E.T. container crushing means. A common entry chute to the apparatus allows for random introduction of containers to the apparatus but during the delivery travel of a container to the respective disintegrating or crushing means, an air flow sweeping across the container delivery course diverts lighter weight metallic cans and P.E.T. containers to the appropriate crushing means, whereas, heavier weight glass bottles are unaffected by the air flow and pass into the glass bottle disintegrating means.
Claims13
Amended apparatus for disintegrating used glass containers and for sufficiently crushing or deforming used metallic and plastic containers to preclude reuse of such types of containers, said apparatus comprising
- a housing,
- glass container disintegrating means disposed in said housing,
- metallic and plastic container crushing means disposed in said housing situate proximate said glass container disintegrating means,
- entry chute means carried on said housing for introducing containers into said housing, the course of said chute being disposed such as to provide a gravity induced and supported container travel along a predetermined course in line with said glass container disintegrating means, said chute means including an extension piece which girds a portion of the container periphery, and
- diverter means carried within said housing and operative to divert any metallic and plastic container introduced therein from its travel along said predetermined course and cause it to be delivered to said metallic and plastic container crushing means, said diverter means comprising an air flow generator discharging a flow of air in a container diverting stream across said container course and including an air manifold extending longitudinally of said travel course adjacent thereto, the quantity and velocity of said flow being sufficient to displace metallic and plastic containers from their girded embrace on said extension piece but insufficient to divert a glass container from its travel in said course.
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