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US 5,492,056 AGranted
Apparatus for compacting refuse material in a vessel
OwnerHenry Hanseninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for compacting refuse and similar material in a vessel. The apparatus including a driveable rotating roller for compacting the material inside a receiver vessel, wherein the roller is capable of moving in an essentially horizontal direction about a shaft and is preferably driven in rotation. In one embodiment, the roller is coupled to the shaft by a support arm extending laterally from the shaft, and is movable in a vertical direction between bottom and top portions of the vessel by a pivot arm.
Claims8
An apparatus for compacting refuse material inside a vessel, the apparatus comprising:
- a driveable rotating roller for compacting the refuse material inside the vessel;
- an essentially vertical rotatable shaft coupled to the driveable rotating roller for moving the driveable rotating roller in the vessel;
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- a pivot arm coupled at one end to the essentially vertical shaft and pivotally coupled at another end to a support, wherein the driveable rotating roller is movable between a bottom and a top part of the vessel upon pivoting the pivot arm.
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