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App. No. 13/091,004

Trash Compactor

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App. No.
13/091,004
Abstract

The Trash Compactor comprising: a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner.

Claims (16)

1 ) A trash compactor comprising:

a) a frame defining a cavity;

b) a receptacle for containing trash disposed within the frame;

c) a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle;

d) a upper set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, the upper set of linkages operating in a first plane normal to the axis of rotation of the first simple hinge joint, said upper set of linkages comprising two or more link elements;

e) a lower set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a third simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a fourth simple hinge joint, the lower set of linkages operating in a second plane normal to the axis of rotation of the third simple hinge joint, said lower set of linkages comprising two or more link elements; and

f) a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements.

2 ) The trash compactor of claim 1 further comprising a second drive mechanism, said second drive mechanism configured to move the platen up and down, said second drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements.

3 ) A trash compactor comprising:

a) a frame defining a cavity;

b) a receptacle for containing trash disposed within the frame;

c) a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle;

d) one set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, the upper set of linkages operating in a first plane normal to the axis of rotation of the first simple hinge joint, said upper set of linkages comprising two or more link elements;

e) a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner.

4 ) The trash compactor of claim 3 further comprising a first drive mechanism configured attached to said frame and to said linkage to move the platen up and down.

5 ) The trash compactor of claim 3 further comprising a first drive mechanism configured as one of said link elements and to move said platen up and down.