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US 4,729,303 AGranted
Aircraft trash compactor with penetration resisting liner
AssigneeA.K.G.S.
InventorJames L. Durbin
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Abstract
An improved lightweight aircraft or aerospace trash compactor having a nonmetallic, penetration-resistant lining for the compacting chamber. The lining is a nonmetallic, high strength fabric, such as aramid, graphite, or mixtures, thereof which is impregnated with a thermosetting resin such as epoxy resin.
Claims7
A lightweight high pressure trash compactor comprising:
- (a) a cabinet with an internal compacting chamber defined by a floor, upstanding walls, and an upper portion thereof and being adapted to receive a trash container;
- (b) a compacting platen disposed within the upper portion of the compacting chamber;
- (c) extendible means to drive the compacting platen downwardly toward the floor of the compacting chamber and to withdraw the compacting platen into the upper portion of the compacting chamber;
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- (d) a substantially impenetrable fabric formed of high strength, nonmetallic fiber impregnated with a thermosetting resin secured to inner surfaces of the internal compacting chamber.
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