Apparatus for separating household trash
OwnerTerry D. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for separating selected categories of solid waste (trash) within a home or building and containing outside of the home or building the various recyclable and non-recyclable solid waste which accumulates within the home or building. The apparatus comprises a main chamber having a sloped floor and two or more aligned bins, two wing-shaped chambers, each wing-shaped chamber having a bin, pivoted doors leading into each aligned bin, a swinging gate leading into each bin within the wing-shaped chambers, and mechanism to be actuated by the homeowner/tenant for opening and/or closing each door and gate depending upon the category of recyclable or non-recyclable solid waste being deposited within the apparatus.
Claims15
An apparatus for selective collection of solid waste that has been previously separated into a plurality of categories in a home, said apparatus comprising:
- housing means having passage means including a forward section and an aft section, said forward section opening into the interior of said home for accepting said separated solid waste, said aft section including two side walls and a sloped floor extending exteriorly of said home, said passage means being provided with a door hingedly secured to said forward section;
- a plurality of spaced bins on the exterior of said home and communicating with said aft section of said passage means for receiving said separated solid waste therefrom, said sloped floor having at least one opening therein in communication with at least one of said spaced bins, each of said openings being provided with a door hingedly secured to said sloped floor adjacent to each of said openings for swinging movement for opening and closing its associated opening;
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- control means operable from said forward section of said passage means and in the interior of said home for selectively directing said separated solid waste from said passage means and into a selected one of said plurality of bins.
An apparatus for selective collection of solid waste that has been previously separated into a plurality of categories within a home, said apparatus comprising;
- a main chamber including a front portion which communicates into said home and a rear portion which extends outside said home, said rear portion having a sloped floor and a pair of side walls, said slope floor having a plurality of spaced openings therein;
- a frame mounted to said front portion of said main chamber, said frame having a slot therein;
- a plurality of bins secured to said sloped floor, each bin being in communication with one of said openings in said sloped floor;
- a door hinged to said sloped floor adjacent at least one of said openings for movement within said at least one opening to either expose or close off said sloped floor to said bin;
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- door moving means operatable from said front portion of said main chamber for moving said door to expose said sloped floor to its associated bin whereby said solid waste is directed to said bin, said door moving means including an actuating lever which extends through said slot in said frame, and first linkage means connected between said actuating lever and said door for selectively opening and closing said door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.