Portable sorting system and method for recyclable material
OwnerMichael Huskeyinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for sorting recyclable materials is portable, modular, and easy to install and/or remove. Generally, a variety of sorting equipment is placed upon a portable platform that may be loaded or unloaded from a roll-off truck. When at the desired location, the portable platform may be removed and the sorting equipment set up for use. The sorting equipment may include an infeed conveyor, a sorting conveyor, and a variety of automatic sorting equipment such as an aluminum blower, a magnet separator, and an eddy-current separator. The platform may be simply placed on the floor or ground at the desired location or it may be elevated by a plurality of supports.
Claims21
A method for sorting of recyclable material using a portable platform and recycling equipment including conveyors for moving recyclable material and material sorting devices, the method comprising:
- placing the equipment into a transport position on the platform;
- rolling the platform onto a roll-off vehicle for transport to a first recycling location;
- rolling the platform from the roll-off vehicle at the first recycling location;
- assembling the recycling equipment into an operative position;
- sorting the recyclable material;
- disassembling the recycling equipment;
- placing the equipment in the transport position on the platform;
- and
- reloading the platform onto the vehicle for transport to a second recycling location.
A method for sorting recyclable materials, the method comprising:
- transporting a system for sorting recyclable materials to a desired location using a roll-off vehicle having a tiltable bed with a plurality of rollers, the system comprising a platform vehicle, a sorting conveyor and a plurality of sorting equipment on the platform;
- rolling the platform from the roll-off vehicle;
- choosing from the sorting equipment;
- setting up the chosen sorting equipment on the platform;
- and
- sorting recyclable materials into a plurality of bins using the sorting conveyor and sorting equipment.
In combination with a roll-off truck having a tiltable bed with a plurality of rollers, a portable apparatus for sorting recyclable materials, the apparatus comprising:
- a platform rollable onto and off of the tiltable bed:
- a conveyor;
- a sorting device;
- a plurality of sorting receptacles;
- the conveyor and sorting device being movable between a transport position on the platform and a use position relative to the platform.
A portable sorting system that is transportable upon a vehicle with a tiltable bed having a plurality of rollers, the sorting system comprising:
- a platform rollably mountable to and removable from the tiltable bed;
- a plurality of conveyors moveable between a transport position an the platform and a use position;
- a plurality of sorting devices moveable between a transport position on the platform and a use position;
- and
- a plurality of collection bins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.