Bottle compacting apparatus
OwnerWilliam R. Lauxinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for compressing a container having a base and a top. The apparatus includes a housing and a lid which releasibly attaches to the housing. The lid contains a hole or recess to receive the top of a container. The apparatus also includes a shelf which has a top side containing at least one recess adapted to receive the base of the container. The shelf and the lid cooperate to hold the container securely. Additionally, the apparatus may include rods and the shelf may contain orifices to receive the rods. The shelf travels along the rods such that it remains parallel and aligned with the lid. Finally, gears, belts, or handles serve to force the shelf against the lid and thereby crush the container held between the lid and the shelf.
Claims17
An apparatus for compressing a container having a base and a top, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a housing, said housing having a top and a bottom and an open front and being adapted to receive a container having a base and a top;
- b) a lid, said lid being releasably attached to said housing, said lid containing a receiving means to receive a top of a container;
- c) a shelf, said shelf having a top side containing at least one recess adapted to receive a base of a container, said shelf being movably located within said housing, said shelf and said lid cooperating to hold said container securely;
- d) guiding means, said guiding means being connected to said shelf and to said housing such that said shelf is vertically movable and is held parallel to and aligned with said lid;
- and,
- e) crushing means, said crushing means being operably connected to said shelf for moving said shelf vertically and forcing said shelf against said lid, thereby crushing a container when a container is held between said lid and said shelf and said crushing means is operated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.