Waste disposal device including rotating cartridge coupled to hinged lid
A rotating cartridge capable of dispensing flexible tubing coupled to a hinged lid of a container housing the cartridge. A rotation mechanism communicating with the lid rotates the cartridge automatically as the hinged lid is closed, thus twisting and sealably encapsulating a waste package inserted into the flexible tubing that is dispensed by the cartridge.
1 . A waste disposal device, comprising:
a container defining a waste chamber for receiving encapsulated waste package;
a lid hingedly coupled to said container, said lid being capable of moving between an open and closed position on said container;
a rotatable cartridge located in said container, said cartridge containing a length of flexible tubing therein;
a rotation mechanism operatively configured to controllably rotate said cartridge;
an actuation device operatively connected to actuate said rotation mechanism; and
wherein upon closing said hingedly coupled lid of said device, said lid causes said actuation device to actuate said rotating mechanism rotating said cartridge.
2 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said container comprises a three-dimensional structure having a cross-section selected from the group consisting of a circle, square, rectangle and a polygon.
3 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein a retention mechanism is arranged in said container to hold said waste package in a stationary position while said rotation mechanism rotates said cartridge so that the waste package is twistably encapsulated in said flexible tubing.
4 . The waste disposal device according to claim 3 , wherein said retention mechanism is rotated while the cartridge is held stationary so that the waste package is twistably encapsulated in said flexible tubing.
5 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said actuation device is operatively connected to said lid hingedly coupled to said container.
6 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said actuation device is operatively connected to a foot pedal whereupon, pressing or depressing said foot pedal automatically rotates said cartridge.
7 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said actuation device is operatively connected to a pushbutton, whereupon pressing or depressing said pushbutton automatically rotates said cartridge.
8 . The waste disposal device according to claim 7 , wherein said automatic rotation of said cartridge is achieved only upon closing of said lid hingedly coupled to said container, thereby twisting said flexible tubing to encapsulate said waste package.
9 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein opening of said lid hingedly coupled to said container disengages rotation of said cartridge, thereby keeping said waste package encapsulated.
10 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , further comprising an anti-twisting mechanism.
11 . The waste disposal device according to claim 10 , wherein said anti-twisting mechanism comprises a bar.
12 . The waste disposal device according to claim 1 , wherein said container has a window for viewing the amount of accumulated waste package in the waste chamber.