Plastic bottle and can crusher
AssigneeJawz, Inc.
InventorsLeslie Perhacs, Madaline Plueger, Robert G. Salatka
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Abstract
A device for compacting hollow aluminum or plastic containers comprising a base having a concave arc-shaped surface having a first radius, an arm having a convex arc-shaped surface having a second radius, substantially equal to or smaller than the first radius, and a hinge for hingedly securing a first end of the arm adjacent to a first end of the base whereby the arm is pivotally movable on the hinge relative to the base between a closed position in which the convex surface is received and nested in the radius of the concave surface recess and the concave and convex surfaces are substantially parallel along their respective arcs.
Claims22
A device for crushing a container comprising first and second members each having an arc-shaped container engaging surface extending between two opposite substantially parallel side edges, one of said surfaces being convex and the other surface concave, said concave surface having a radius of curvature at least equal to the radius of curvature of said convex surface, hinge means for moving said members relative to one another between a closed position in which said arc-shaped surfaces are facing one another in a generally parallel, mating position, and an open position for placing a container therebetween, wherein said arc-shaped surfaces are located between first and second opposite ends of said first and second members, respectively, wherein the width between said parallel side edges of each of said first and second arc-shaped surfaces is substantially equal, and wherein said hinge means is located adjacent to the first ends of each of said first and second members, respectively, and whereby said members are pivotally movable relative to one another on said hinge means, said arc-shaped surfaces cooperating to form a container crushing surface therebetween when said first and second members are urged toward said closed position.
A device for crushing a container comprising:
- a base having a concave arc-shaped surface thereon, said concave surface having a first radius of curvature, and including a first recess formed thereon for receiving a first end of an aluminum can,
- an arm having a convex arc-shaped surface thereon, said convex surface having a second radius of curvature at most equal to said first radius of curvature, and
- hinge means for hingedly securing a first end of said arm adjacent to a first end of said base whereby said arm is pivotally movable on said hinge means relative to said base between an open position for receiving a container between the arm and the base and a closed position in which said convex surface is substantially received and nested in said concave surface recess and said convex and concave surfaces are substantially parallel along their respective arcs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.