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US 7,677,167 B2Granted
Paper recycling device
OwnerGerald J. Santoroinventor
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Abstract
A device and related method for storing and bundling papers, magazines and/or cardboard, for easy disposal and recycling comprised of a storage unit comprising four side walls and a bottom surface wherein a top area is open and permits stacking of papers on said bottom service; and a single source of twine in a pre-arranged pattern within said storage unit for easy bundling of the papers, magazines and/or cardboard.
Claims7
A device for storing and bundling papers, magazines and/or cardboard, for easy disposal and recycling, the device comprising:
- a rectangular or square shaped storage unit consisting essentially of four side walls and a bottom surface wherein a top area is open and permits stacking of papers on said bottom surface;
- a single source of twine located on a spool attached to the outer surface of one of said side walls;
- a cutting blade situated on the ton lip, of the side wall containing said twine;
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- at least six means for holding said twine in place such that said twine is in a pre-arranged pattern within said storage unit and is held in place by said means for easy bundling of the papers, magazines and/or cardboard, wherein the first means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a hole on the side wall containing the spool of twine, the second means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a first notch on the top lip of the side wall opposite the spool of twine, the third means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a first hook on the corner edge of the side wall opposite the spool of twine, the fourth means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a second notch on side wall next to side wall containing the spool of twine, the fifth means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a third notch on the side wall opposite to the side wall having the second notch, and the sixth means of said at least six means for holding said twine in place is a second hook located underneath third notch and on the sidewall of the third notch.
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A method for bundling papers, magazines and/or newspapers for easy disposal and recycling comprising the steps of:
- providing a device for storing and bundling waste papers, magazines and/or newspapers for disposal, wherein said device is comprised of a storage unit having four side walls and a bottom surface, and a top area which is open and permits stacking of the waste papers, magazines and/or newspapers;
- a single source of twine located on a spool attached to the outer surface of one of said side walls;
- a cutting blade situated on the top lip of the side wall containing said twine;
- and at least six means for holding said twine in place such that said twine is in a pre-arranged pattern within said storage unit, wherein said twine is looped through the first means which is a hole 1 on the side wall containing the spool of twine;
- pulling said twine across said bottom surface of said storage space to rest on the second means which is a first notch 2 on the top lip of the side wall opposite the spool of twine;
- wrapping said twine around the third means which is a first hook 3 on the corner edge of the side wall opposite the spool of twine;
- placing said twine on the fourth means which is a second notch 4 on side wall next to side wall containing the spool of twine;
- pulling said twine across said bottom surface of said storage space to rest on the fifth means which is a third notch 5 on the opposite side wall, wherein the twine is formed into a cross shape in the center of the storage space;
- looping said twine to the sixth means which is a second hook 6 located on the side wall underneath third notch 5;
- placing waste paper in the center of the storage space;
- cutting said twine closest to said spool emerging from said hole 1 using the blade located on the side wall containing the spool of twine;
- removing said twine from first hook 3 and bringing twine from second and third notches 4 and 5 to the center of said storage space;
- tying said twine ends from the first means and the sixth means on top of said waste paper bundle;
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- removing the tied bundle from said storage unit for recycling.
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A method for bundling papers, magazines and/or newspapers for easy disposal and recycling comprising the steps of:
- providing a device for storing and bundling waste papers, magazines and/or newspapers for disposal, wherein said device is comprised of a storage unit having four side walls and a bottom surface, and a top area which is open and permits stacking of the waste papers;
- a single source of twine located on a spool attached to the outer surface of one of said side walls;
- a cutting blade situated on the top lip of the side wall containing said twine;
- and at least five means for holding said twine in place such that said twine is in a pre-arranged pattern within said storage unit, wherein said twine is looped through a hole 1 on the side wall containing the spool of twine;
- pulling said twine across said bottom surface of said storage space to rest on a first means for holding or securing the twine on the top lip of the side wall opposite the spool of twine;
- wrapping said twine around a second means for holding or securing the twine on the corner edge of the side wall opposite the spool of twine;
- placing said twine on a third means for holding or securing the twine on side wall next to side wall containing the spool of twine;
- pulling said twine across said bottom surface of said storage space to rest on a fourth means for holding or securing the twine on the opposite side wall, wherein the twine is formed into a cross shape in the center of the storage space;
- looping said twine to a fifth means for holding or securing the twine located on the side wall underneath said fourth means;
- placing waste paper in the center of the storage space;
- cutting said twine closest to said spool emerging from said hole 1 using the blade located on the side wall containing the spool of twine;
- removing said twine from said second means and unlooping said twine from said fifth means and bringing twine from said third and fourth means to the center of said storage space;
- looping the open twine end from the fifth means under the twine from said third and fourth means on top of said waste paper bundle;
- tying said cut twine end with said end from the fifth means;
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- removing the bundle from said storage unit for recycling.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.