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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7337714 | Apparatus for pressing coffee powder within the filter holder An apparatus for pressing coffee has a base and housing supporting a filtercup and a pressing cylinder. The pressing cylinder has a forked end engaging a cylindrical body and attached to a rocker arm. A counterweight is attached to an end of the rocker arm. The cyli... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7302887 | Kitchen hand tool A kitchen hand tool for crushing, slicing, or juicing food products. The tool is operated by closing two handles that rotate a drive gear that engages the ratcheting tooth portion of a crush paddle resulting in the movement of the crush paddle toward a basket, crush... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293501 | Press with compact worm unit A press includes an arm mechanism to input force transferred to upper and lower rollers by a worm unit. The worm unit occupies less space so that even if the size of the press is increased, the worm unit can be used without too much change. The handle is located on ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6925928 | Trash compactor for fast food restaurant waste A refuse compactor especially designed for use in fast-food restaurant environments includes a hydraulic pump driven by an electric motor for actuating a hydraulic ram to compress restaurant waste materials. The compactor includes a unique compaction plate assembly ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6684743 | Staggered gear for bi-directional operation A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system consists of a drive shaft 330, a slip clutch 401, a ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6564705 | Manually operated multi-function food processing, preparation and juicing unit A multi-functional food processing, preparation and juicing unit includes an elongated hollow post fixed to a base and extending vertically therefrom. A pressure assembly is movably mounted to the post and configured to removably accept an upper processin... | 05/20/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6182550 | Staggered gear for bi-directional operation A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system consists of a drive shaft 330, a slip clutch 401, a ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 5778773 | Tidy can keeper A can crusher that is attachable to a trash or recycle container. The crusher has a movable vice between which the can to be crushed is placed. An extending upright handle is manually operated to move the vice and crush the can which then exits to the con... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5720073 | Mop thread-squeezing apparatus A mop thread-squeezing apparatus capable of compressing mop thread sufficiently without deteriorating the operability thereof, by applying a great pressing force to the mop thread. A pinion fixed to a driving shaft and a rack supporting one end of a squee... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5619915 | Manual trash compactor The present invention is a manually operated trash compactor with a refuse container mounted on a mobile platform. The container has a first section fixed to the platform and a second section pivotally attached to the first section. A latch is mounted to ... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5520105 | Combination can crusher, juicer and slicer A combination can crusher, juicer and slicer having a main housing with a vertically adjustable cutting blade holder or can holder and a ratcheted lever adapted to raise and lower a pressure plate into contact with either a can disposed in the holder or a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5448946 | Bottle compacting apparatus An apparatus for compressing a container having a base and a top. The apparatus includes a housing and a lid which releasibly attaches to the housing. The lid contains a hole or recess to receive the top of a container. The apparatus also includes a shelf... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5402716 | Refuse packer assembly with double acting rack and pinion drive A refuse packer includes a paddle (14) which oscillates horizontally about axis (19) through about 200° to sweep refuse into a storage chamber of a vehicle (not shown). The paddle has an actuating assembly (26) supported by a single housing (27) secured ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5195432 | Compactor for wastes, in particular trash The invention concerns a compactor for wastes, in particular for compressible trash, and includes a compaction plunger with a compaction blade in the lower part of a trash receiving chamber of a compactor housing. The plunger is horizontally displaceable ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5188022 | Countertop can crusher An apparatus for crushing workpieces includes a drive mechanism having a gear reduction train and a moveable rack member which is centered above a compression plate for even, linear force transmission. Force is transmitted to the rack member on two opposi... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5156296 | Multi-compartment container apparatus A container apparatus includes a container housing divided into a multiplicity of chambers by intersecting webs, with the lid including spaced parallel ribs for securement to an upper distal end of each of the webs, wherein the lid includes flap members a... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5139169 | Carbonated beverage dispensing system There is provided an improved carbonated drink dispensing system including a semi-rigid plastic collapsible bladder which holds the carbonated beverage and a dispensing apparatus which receives the semi-rigid bladder. The bladder includes a plurality of r... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5115736 | Compaction container for domestic solid waste A cylindrical container and cover to be firmly fitted thereon with a bayonet coupling and supports for a lever multiplier to supply to a rack rod a force "n" times stronger than the one applied to the levers, the lever multiplier being integral with a cyl... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5074204 | Used master disposing apparatus A used master disposing apparatus comprises a receptacle for receiving a discharged master, a pressing member vertically movably mounted in the receptacle, and a device for vertically moving said pressing member. The pressing member compresses the master ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5058498 | Structure of aluminum can crusher An aluminum can crusher of the type having a driving gear mounted on a movable axle, which is transversely disposed inside a housing, and engaged with a gear rack on the back of the vertical surface portion of a substantially L-shaped crushing plate. A su... | 10/22/1991 |
| 4668326 | Hand-held labeler There is disclosed a hand-held labeler with roll mounting members adapted to mount a label supply roll, together with mechanism to move the roll holding members relatively away from each other to facilitate loading and unloading label supply rolls. The la... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4631904 | Apparatus for compressing cigarettes An apparatus for compressing cigarettes comprises a compression pocket having opposite open ends which comprises a pair of L-shaped compression members which are disposed in an opposite manner. Each member includes short and long segments which extend in ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4606265 | Apparatus for crushing cans An apparatus is disclosed for crushing aluminum beverage cans after the contents have been emptied. The can crusher includes a frame having an anvil mounted at one end thereof and a movable ram positioned on the frame and facing the anvil, a crushing cham... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4414891 | Crushing apparatus A crushing apparatus adapted for crushing cans and the like has a piston assembly reciprocal within a cylindrical housing. The piston assembly includes a piston head and a drive rod which is provided with a plurality of gear teeth. The gear teeth of the d... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4406726 | Apparatus for producing compacted insulating glass having parallel planar faces The apparatus for producing compacted insulating glass comprises two substantially vertical press platens, one of which is adapted to be moved relative to the stationary press platen in a frame in order to perform the compacting operation. Racks extending... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4387637 | Container crushing device A device for crushing containers embodies a base having a supporting surface for receiving the container to be crushed. Upstanding crushing members are mounted for rectilinear movement along the supporting surface selectively to a first position in spaced... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4377435 | Labeler A labeler in which a carrier strip onto which a number of labels are stuck is intermittently fed as far as specified by a carrier strip feeding mechanism provided in a case and turned back at the carrier strip turnback part to separate the labels in succe... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4345519 | Vertical can crusher A vertical can crusher of the type having a vertical standard carrying a cantilever head supporting a vertically movable crushing ram, and means for vertically actuating the ram reciprocatably relative to an upwardly facing worktable substantially spaced ... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4334469 | Can crusher An apparatus for crushing tin cans for convenient disposal, the apparatus including an enclosure fitted with a door for placing cans therein, a crank operated pressure plate inside the enclosure for pressing downward against the cans and a stepped conical... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4292732 | Applicator for metal strain relief clamp The present invention relates to a tool having a hand operated lever operative with one lever stroke to pivot the tool into position on a work station, to insert a multiple conductor cable in between a pair of clamping and gripping jaws of a metal clamp o... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4279553 | Machine tool column mount A column mount is provided which is particularly useful in a machine tool capable of being assembled to perform either horizontal or vertical machining operations. The mount includes an adjustably movable support member for reciprocating a tool bit head a... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4182237 | Method and apparatus for stacking batts in compressible columns Batts are sequentially delivered to a reception station and deposited in columnar order on a platen substantially in one continuous movement in one plane while said platen is advancing from said reception station towards an ejection chamber spaced therefr... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4073227 | Trash compactor A trash compactor assembly including a cabinet supported upon a tubular framework and having an access opening in its front. A trash guide chute is disposed within the cabinet adjacent the opening for directing trash disposed therein downwardly so that it... | 02/14/1978 |
