# US 9,610,586 B2 · Systems for transporting and collecting waste > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,610,586 B2 - Document ID: US9610586B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/997,218 - Filed: 2016-01-15 - Published: 2016-07-21 - Granted: 2017-04-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-01-15 - Assignees: Simplavate - Applicants: Simplavate - Inventors: Daniel R Lilley; Clyde L Witham - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9610586B2 ## CPC - B03C 3/00: Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapour, e.g. air, by electrostatic effect - A47L 7/0047: {Furniture or stationary devices with suction openings (built-in suction cleaners A47L5/38)} - B65F 5/005: {by pneumatic means, e.g. by suction (conveying materials in bulk pneumatically in general B65G53/04)} - B65G 53/04: Conveying materials in bulk pneumatically through pipes or tubes; Air slides - B03C: MAGNETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION OF SOLID MATERIALS FROM SOLID MATERIALS OR FLUIDS; SEPARATION BY HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FIELDS (separating isotopes B01D59/00; combinations of magnetic or electrostatic separation with separation of solids by other means B03B, B07B) - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) - B65F: GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE (disinfecting refuse A61L; refuse disintegrators B02C; sorting refuse B03B; B07B; handcarts for transporting refuse receptacles B62B; sack holders B65B67/00; converting refuse into fertilisers C05F; converting refuse into solid fuels C10L; sewers, cesspools E03F; arrangements in buildings for the disposal of refuse E04F17/10; refuse-consuming furnaces F23G; {for surgical articles A61B50/36}) - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) ## Abstract A system for transporting and collecting waste is disclosed. The system comprises a waste disposal bay comprising a front side, a bottom side, and a back side, wherein the back side includes an opening. The system further comprises a movable receptacle positioned above the waste disposal bay configured to translocate from a first position to a second position and back again, and wherein the movable receptacle comprises a through hole. The system further comprises a vacuum system associated with the through hole of the movable receptacle, comprising a motor for generating suction and a removable container for collecting waste; an attachment mechanism between the opening of the back side and the through hole, wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to maintain fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum system when the movable receptacle is in the first position; and a switch configured to activate the motor. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for transporting and collecting waste, comprising: a waste disposal bay comprising: a front side, wherein the front side extends vertically away from a floor and comprises an aperture; a bottom side, wherein the bottom side is substantially level with the floor; and a back side substantially opposite the front side, wherein the back side is disposed adjacent to the bottom side and extends a distance away from the bottom side, the back side including an opening; a movable receptacle positioned above the waste disposal bay, the movable receptacle configured to translocate from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position and wherein the movable receptacle comprises a through hole; a vacuum system associated with the through hole of the movable receptacle, the vacuum system comprising: a motor for generating suction; and a removable container for collecting waste; an attachment mechanism between the opening of the back side of the waste disposal bay and the through hole, wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to maintain fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum system when the movable receptacle is in the first position; and a switch configured to activate the motor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the attachment mechanism is a pipe connected to the opening and the vacuum system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system as in claim 2, wherein the pipe is discontinuous at a point between the opening and the vacuum system, and the discontinuity is bridged by a substantially airtight seal. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system as in claim 3, wherein the substantially airtight seal is selected from the group consisting of a gasket, a diaphragm, an inner tube, a magnetically coupled seal, and an O-ring. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system as in claim 3, wherein the substantially airtight seal is comprised of material selected from the group consisting of: rubbers, elastomers, thermoplastics, and thermoplastic elastomers. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The system as in claim 3, wherein the movable receptacle comprises a slidable shelf within a cabinet and wherein the discontinuity is bridged by the substantially airtight seal when the slidable shelf is in the first position and the substantially airtight seal is broken when the slidable shelf is in the second position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the removable container is one or more particle collectors selected from the group consisting of a vacuum bag, an electrostatic precipitator, a cyclone separator, and a drop out container. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the aperture comprises substantially the entire front side. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the switch activates the vacuum system and a timer, wherein the timer deactivates the vacuum system after a period of time. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the switch comprises a manually operated electromechanical switch. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the switch is proximate the waste disposal bay. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The system as in claim 10, wherein the switch comprises a photoelectric sensor. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system as in claim 12, wherein the switch is a proximity sensor. ### Claim 14 A system for transporting and collecting waste, comprising: a waste disposal bay comprising: a front side, wherein the front side extends vertically away from a floor and comprises an aperture; a bottom side, wherein the bottom side is substantially level with the floor; and a back side substantially opposite the front side, wherein the back side is disposed adjacent to the bottom side and extends a distance away from the bottom side, the back side including an opening; a vacuum system comprising: a motor for generating suction; and a removable container for collecting waste; a pipe connected to the opening of the back side of the waste disposal bay and to the vacuum system, wherein the pipe is discontinuous at a point between the opening and the vacuum system, creating two or more pipe segments, and wherein the discontinuity is bridged by a seal configured to maintain fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum system; and a switch configured to activate the motor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system as in claim 14, wherein the aperture is selectively open. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system as in claim 14, wherein the aperture is opened by suction generated by the motor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The system as in claim 14, wherein the front side and the back side are opposing surfaces of a planar waste disposal bay. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The system as in claim 14, wherein the seal is broken when the two or more pipe segments are misaligned, and the seal is reformed when the two or more pipe segments are substantially aligned. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The system as in claim 14, wherein the switch is selected from the group consisting of photoelectric sensors and manually operated electromechanical switches. ### Claim 20 A kit for collecting and transporting waste, comprising: a waste disposal bay comprising: a front side, wherein the front side extends vertically away from a floor and comprises an aperture; a bottom side, wherein the bottom side is substantially level with the floor; and a back side substantially opposite the front side, wherein the back side is disposed adjacent to the bottom side and extends a distance away from the bottom side, the back side including an opening; a vacuum system configured to be associated with a movable receptacle, wherein the movable receptacle comprises a through hole configured to be associated with the vacuum system, and wherein the movable receptacle is configured to translocate from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position, the vacuum system comprising: a motor for generating suction; and a removable container for collecting waste; and an attachment mechanism between the opening of the back side of the waste disposal bay and the through hole, wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to maintain fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum system when the movable receptacle is in the first position; and a switch configured to activate the motor.