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US 5,857,408 AGranted
Manual refuse compactor
OwnerLowell F. Witterinventor
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Abstract
A compactor is provided and comprises a body having a connector side and a compacting side. A lip extends from the compacting side. The lip forms and at least partially surrounds a cavity on the compacting side. Finally, a connector is provided on the connector side. A handle connects to the connector, and the cavity has a v-shape surface structure. The user grasps the handle and repeatedly lowers the compactor to compact the debris.
Claims12
An apparatus for manually compacting refuse, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a body comprising:
- i) a bottom surface comprising a center region and a circumference region;
- ii) a plurality of fins extending from the center region to the circumference region;
- iii) a lip extending at a perpendicular angle from the bottom surface, the lip extending a first distance from the circumference region;
- iv) a center section extending a second distance from the center region, the second distance being less than the first distance, wherein each of the plurality of fins extend the first distance from the bottom surface adjacent the lip and extend the second distance from the bottom surface adjacent the center section;
- v) the bottom surface, fins and lip defining a plurality of cavities open downward;
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- b) a handle on a top surface of the body.
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An apparatus for manually compacting refuse, said apparatus comprising:
- a) a body comprising:
- i) a plurality of gradually curved fins radiating from a center region to a circumference region, each of the plurality of fins curving in the same direction;
- ii) a lip extending from the circumference region;
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- b) a handle on a top surface of the body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.