US 5,193,453 AGranted

Railroad car trash compactor

OwnerPaul A. Lundyinventor

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Abstract

A railroad car trash compactor includes an elongated box defining an elongated trash compartment therein. A compactor blade is movably mounted within the box and is movable from a fill position adjacent the forward end of the box to a discharge position adjacent the rear end of the box. Discharge doors are openable at the rear end of the box to permit the expelling of trash from the box by means of the trash compactor. Steam jets are provided within the compartment for cleaning the compartment.

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A railroad car trash compactor comprising:

a railroad car having a support frame, wheel assembly means mounted on said support frame and adapted to engage and roll upon a railroad track, and an elongated box mounted upon said support frame;
said elongated box having a substantially flat top wall, a floor, opposite first and second end walls, and opposite substantially straight first and second sidewalls defining an elongated trash compartment;
said first end wall being provided with door means movable from a closed position forming a closure for said end wall to an open position forming a discharge opening in said box for permitting the removal of trash within said trash compartment;
said top wall having at least one inlet opening therein for permitting the insertion of trash into said trash compartment and having a pair of elongated slots therein;
a compactor blade within said trash compartment having a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges positioned closely adjacent said top wall, said floor, and said first and second sidewalls respectively of said box;
said floor being substantially flat and free of protruding obstructions interfering with the movement of said trash and compactor blade;
a pair of elongated slots in said floor;
blade mounting means connected to said compactor blade and movably mounting said compactor blade within said trash compartment for movement along the length of said trash compartment from a fill position adjacent said second end wall of said box to a discharge position adjacent said first end of said box, said blade mounting means extending from within said trash compartment through said slots in said top wall to a position above said top wall, said blade mounting means also extending from within said compartment through said slots in said floor to a position below said floor;
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blade power means above said top wall and below said bottom wall connected to said blade mounting means for moving said compactor blade from said fill position to said discharge position.

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Abstract

A railroad car trash compactor comprising:

a railroad car having a support frame, wheel assembly means mounted on said support frame and adapted to engage and roll upon a railroad track, and an elongated box mounted upon said support frame;
said elongated box having a substantially flat top wall, a floor, opposite first and second end walls, and opposite substantially straight first and second sidewalls defining an elongated trash compartment;
said first end wall being provided with door means movable from a closed position forming a closure for said end wall to an open position forming a discharge opening in said box for permitting the removal of trash within said trash compartment;
said top wall having at least one inlet opening therein for permitting the insertion of trash into said trash compartment and having a pair of elongated slots therein;
a compactor blade within said trash compartment having a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges positioned closely adjacent said top wall, said floor, and said first and second sidewalls respectively of said box;
said floor being substantially flat and free of protruding obstructions interfering with the movement of said trash and compactor blade;
a pair of elongated slots in said floor;
blade mounting means connected to said compactor blade and movably mounting said compactor blade within said trash compartment for movement along the length of said trash compartment from a fill position adjacent said second end wall of said box to a discharge position adjacent said first end of said box, said blade mounting means extending from within said trash compartment through said slots in said top wall to a position above said top wall, said blade mounting means also extending from within said compartment through said slots in said floor to a position below said floor;
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blade power means above said top wall and below said bottom wall connected to said blade mounting means for moving said compactor blade from said fill position to said discharge position.

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