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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7434506 | Propane bottle recycler A propane bottle recycler comprising a bottle station, first and second propane collection tank, compressor, liquid propane storage tank, bottle crusher, and crushed bottle storage compartment. The bottle station comprises a bottle manifold and bottle station frame,... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7421946 | Two stage oil filter press A two stage oil filter press having a housing with a precompression chamber and a main compression chamber together with a vertically reciprocating precompression ram and a horizontally reciprocating main compression ram powered by individual fluid cylinders. A feed... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7401447 | Container closer A closer for pressing a lid onto a container includes a presser foot mounted for reciprocating movement into and out of force applying engagement with the lid; an actuator moveable between retracted and extended positions; and a force multiplying assembly disposed i... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395757 | Waste compactor A system and apparatus for crushing aluminum cans, plastic containers and other crushable waste that is manual and portable. On the underside of the lid to the apparatus is a detachable handle with a plate attached thereto that has a series of rough ridges. The hand... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395755 | Container crusher and method of use thereof An aesthetic and useful device for enclosing a vacuum pump within a framed enclosure for the evacuation of air from used containers is herein disclosed. An enclosure for a vacuum pump comprises a latching access door, a lid, and a container-staging area that extends... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387066 | Cylindrically-shaped can collection bin for use with aluminum can compacting mechanism An improved can compacting mechanism includes a can collection bin comprising a body having an integrally-formed and cylindrically-shaped sidewall. Downwardly from the cylindrical sidewall is a floor. The sidewall and floor are integrally formed into a single struct... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7360484 | Self-standing aluminum can crushing device The present invention is a self-standing unit designed to compact aluminum cans. A stand is connected to a vertical housing, which is hollowed out and contains a can slot, a slot for a handle, and a plurality of slots for a plurality of springs to operate. Connected... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322285 | Mechanized can crushing apparatus An apparatus for crushing objects includes an inlet for serially feeding objects to the apparatus and a driver roller that is rotatably driven about a first axis by a power input mechanism, wherein the driver roller has a first notch. The apparatus further includes ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7290486 | Compressing device for plastic bottles A compressing device for plastic bottle uses a pair of plates which are strapped on each side of a bottle. The straps are tightened as the bottle's content is used up. The plates are shaped in such a way so as to reduce crimping on the bottle. Optional accessories s... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7267052 | Portable can crushing and pickup device A combination can crushing and retrieving device having a circular or tubular housing containing a plunger and having a rectangular opening in its side wall. The housing has a knife-edged slightly concave indent on the bottom of the housing opposite the rectangular ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7219602 | Can collection catch bin for use with aluminum can compacting mechanism An improved can compacting mechanism includes a can collection catch bin comprising a main catch bin body having integrally formed front wall, back wall, and opposing walls. Downwardly from the front, back and side walls, is a floor. The walls and floor are integral... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7185585 | Container crusher An apparatus for crushing containers includes a die defining an opening, a punch, and a system for displacing the die and punch relative to each other. The punch may be fixed and the die may be moved from a first position spaced apart from the punch such that a cont... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178455 | Compacting press A compacting press having a support section, a compacting section which undergoes translational movement along a vertical axis (Z, Z′) which is fitted with a thrust-plate and which forms a ram designed to compress cases by the application of pressure, and a guide ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7162786 | Method and apparatus for recycling oil filters An apparatus for automatically feeding an oil filter(s) into a crushing zone to shear a canister from a connector plate. The apparatus feed the oil filters into the crushing zone one at a time for the crushing by a movable wall against a fixed wall (211) to f... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7069848 | Mobile apparatus for crushing containers The present invention provides a mobile crusher for crushing containers such as 55-gallon drums. The apparatus includes a crusher head and crusher base, each of which are quickly and easily attached to a forklift. When actuated, the forks of the forklift drive the c... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066084 | Device for reducing the volume of bottle made of plastic material The apparatus according to the invention comprises a housing or frame for receiving the bottle, an element for fixing the bottle, a heating element surrounding part of the bottle and compressing means for compacting the softened bottle, wherein the housing or frame ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6994023 | Compactor device A compactor device for the automatic compacting of empty containers (5), e.g. disposable bottles/cans of metal, plastic, glass or other suitable material, wherein the container (5) is essentially being pressed flat and possibly punctured, possibly crus... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6923114 | Can crusher A compressing device is provided that is suitable for crushing cans. A compressing device is provided that includes a plurality of linear drive actuators located along side a compression chamber to both reduce height/size of the compressing device, and provide a mor... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6796225 | Apparatus for compacting objects An apparatus for compacting objects such as plastic bottles and cans whose material is to be recycled includes a detector device, two discharge openings and a compactor device. The detector device has at least one code reader for distinguishing approved from rejecte... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6725768 | Method and apparatus for crushing cans The lowermost of a plurality of vertically stacked cans, which have their longitudinal axes substantially vertical, is held at a first stop. A crush plate is advanced to have a first portion of its front wall engage a mid portion of the lowermost can to fold it abou... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6684762 | Method of reducing the volume of empty packaging and compression device for empty packaging The invention relates to a method and a device for compressing empty packaging waste. The compression stroke is characterized by three different possibly positions and the compression device is situated on or above a container for collecting empty packagi... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6684763 | Method and apparatus for crushing and sorting cans A method and apparatus are provided for crushing and sorting cans to collect waste cans in an optimal weight-to-volume ratio are provided. The method includes determining whether or not an object is supplied to a can crushing device and whether or the sup... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6675947 | Recycling machine with container compacting system A recycling machine is provided which compacts containers using a multi-purpose compacting system which includes a roller assembly having a roller configured to draw containers through an adjustable container-receiving throat. The compacting system also i... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6626095 | Can recycling system An apparatus for collapsing and collecting a can utilizing a tray having a first portion with a surface and a second portion with an opening through the same. A housing is also provided and includes a press which is movable between a first position and a ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6609456 | Hand-held household container compressing device A hand held device for compressing used or empty household containers consists generally of a long, straight handle and a small non-slip base. The handle has a hole in the center to receive the top of the container. The handle has rounded points protrudin... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6571695 | Article compacting device An apparatus for the compaction of articles, e.g., disposable metal cans or disposable plastic bottles, includes a pair of mutually counter-rotatable, interacting squeeze rollers, wherein the first roller has a fixed support and wherein the second roller ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571696 | Home compactor The invention concerns a compactor for empty containers consisting of a fixed frame (1) and a mobile element (2) integral with the frame but capable of sliding inside or outside the fixed frame, and of receiving the container (12) between an upper part of... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6530312 | Press A press has two pressure levers connected with pressure plates which can be moved against one another by a driving motor. A control device acts upon the driving motor and permits different sequences of movement of the pressure levers during the pressing o... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6481346 | Compactor The present invention provides an effective compactor apparatus and method for crushing empty recyclable containers. The compactor has a housing for containing the container to be crushed with a plunger that is able to be moved downwardly and rotated with... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6435080 | System for securely and removably attaching a food processing adapter to a food processing and juicing unit A system for attaching a food processing adapter to a food processing unit includes an upper processing adapter attached to a pressure assembly of the unit, and a lower processing adapter attached to a holder at a base of the unit. The holder includes a f... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6308618 | Method of compacting with shearing compactor pump A compactor for containers containing flowable materials in which the containers are compacted in a compaction chamber and flowable materials from the containers are recovered in a controlled manner as by extrusion from the compaction chamber. The compact... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6237808 | Method and device for emptying a drum filled with solids In a method for emptying drums which are filled with solids and the lids of which have already been removed, the drum base is separated from the drum and the solids are forced out of the drum with the aid of a pressing body. An apparatus for emptying drums fil... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6178882 | Shearing compactor pump A compactor for containers containing flowable materials in which the containers are compacted in a compaction chamber and flowable materials from the containers are recovered in a controlled manner as by extrusion from the compaction chamber. The compact... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6139601 | Method of recycling simultaneously a plurality of oil filters A method of simultaneously recycling a plurality of used oil filters involves placing a plurality of the filters into a rectangular compartment having a top, opposite sides, a bottom, and first and second ends. Pressure is exerted on the oil filters in a ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6138558 | Trash and recycling center A trash and recycling center having a modular trash receptacle unit and a modular recycling receptacle. The trash receptacle unit has at least two interior compartments and a movable lid. A trash bag can be placed in one compartment and used newspapers ca... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6131509 | Method and apparatus for perforating and crushing containers An apparatus and method of use is disclosed for a machine used for perforating and flattening or crushing containers of varying sizes and materials. The disclosed machine has a frame having an input opening and a discharge opening. A first plurality of sh... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112904 | Device and method in handling of returnable packages The invention concerns a device and a method in handling of returnable packages, such as bottles and/or cans. The device (10) comprises a rotatable magazine (12) for transferring returnable packages, such as bottles or cans, from a feed station (B1 | 09/05/2000 |
| 6076455 | Aluminum can compacting mechanism An aluminum can crushing mechanism includes a support base which has a pair of support members extending from it. Situated between the support members is a pair of compacting plates. The compacting plates utilize a pair of alignment rods, one plate having... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6050181 | Compactor system A compactor for crushing metal cans. The compactor includes a magazine for unattended delivery of cans to the crushing chamber.... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6000324 | Method and device for smashing aluminum cans A device for smashing empty aluminum cans that provides for holding the cans horizontally on the ground while an automobile runs over the cans in order to smash the cans into a flattened configuration for recycling. The device is comprised of a long, narr... | 12/14/1999 |
