Container crusher and method of crushing
OwnerSusan Marjorie Kahilinventor
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Abstract
A container crusher, whereby a container is crushed from top to bottom into a compact neat form, to save extra space in the refuse bin or to save for recycling. The crusher has a central aperture or recess with cut out grooves for containers with handles. Surrounding the central aperture or recess is a concave area which rests or fits onto the container just below its neck. There is provided a separate insert for smaller sized containers, which slots into the central aperture or recess. At each end of the crusher are hand grips. To crush the container the crusher is placed onto the container and the cap is removed. With both hands, one at each end of the grips, pressure is applied downwards until the container is compressed.
Claims6
A container crusher for crushing plastic containers by exerting pressure along a longitudinal axis of the container, the crusher comprising a central engagement section including an opening to receive a neck of the container, a concave area surrounding said opening to engage a shoulder of the container and handles positioned substantially symmetrically on opposite sides of said engagement section, wherein in use a force having a component parallel to said longitudinal axis is applied to each contact point, so as to crush the container.
A method of crushing a plastic container having a longitudinal axis comprising providing a container crusher having a central engagement section including an opening to receive a neck of the container, a concave area surrounding said opening to engage a shoulder of the container and handles positioned substantially symmetrically on opposite sides of said engagement section and further comprising engaging a first end of a container to be crushed in said opening of the crusher, supporting a second opposite end of the container and applying simultaneously to each handle a force having as component parallel to said longitudinal container axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.