Solid waste compactor with multiple receptacles
OwnerNeil A. Carter, John A. Rothinventors
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Abstract
A solid waste compactor having multiple waste receptacles for separately receiving, temporarily holding and compacting separate classes of solid waste, for example paper, glass, aluminum cans and steel cans. A single screw-driven compaction ram compacts solid waste in the several receptacles. The compaction ram extends from a trolley which is movable in two orthogonal directions on orthogonal tracks positioned above the receptacles. A reversible compaction motor mounted on the trolley drives the compaction ram up and down. The receptacles are mounted on a slidable carriage for removal from the compactor.
Claims17
A solid waste compactor comprising a housing, a plurality of upwardly opening solid waste receptacles contained within said housing and arranged in a rectilinear array, compaction ram means operable to compact downwardly solid waste contained in said receptacles, said compaction ram means extending from a movable platform which is supported by and within said housing and which is selectively movable in orthogonal directions on first and second mutually orthogonal track means, and a compaction motor mounted on said platform and connected to said compaction ram means, said compaction motor being operable to selectively drive said compaction ram means downwardly into said receptacles and to raise said compaction means upwardly into a storage position.
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