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US3202118A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Motor vehicle litter disposal

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-02-21
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Granted: 1965-08-24
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Expires: 1983-02-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Baldine Joseph James

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:18
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/40; B; B60; B60N; B60N3/00; B60N3/08; B60N3/083; B60N3/086

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 168 words
A LITTER DISPOSAL FOR USE IN VEHICLES, CONSISTING OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AN ACCESS OPENING THROUGH THE TOP OF SAID CHAMBER, A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED CLOSURE FOR SAID ACCESS OPENING, A DISCHARGE OPENING THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHAMBER, A FORAMINOUS GUARD COVERING SAID DISCHARGE OPENING, AN ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT FOR IGNITING REFUSE PROVIDED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID ACCESS OPENING AND SAID DISCHARGING OPENING, AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN AIR FLOW INTO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER FOR MOVEMENT THERETHROUGH AND OUT THE GUARDED DISCHARGE OPENING, SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL, AND SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN AIR FLOW INCLUDING AN INTAKE PIPE, SAID INTAKE PIPE HAVING ONE END THEREOF COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER ALONG A PLANAR CHORD THEREOF OFFSET RELATIVE TO THE CENTER OF ROTATION OF THE CHAMBER, THE OTHER END OF SAID INTAKE PIPE BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH A SOURCE OF MOVING AIR, THEREBY PRODUCING A MOVEMENT OF THE AIR ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE CHAMBER IN A SWIRLING MANNER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 168 words
A LITTER DISPOSAL FOR USE IN VEHICLES, CONSISTING OF A COMBUSTION CHAMBER, AN ACCESS OPENING THROUGH THE TOP OF SAID CHAMBER, A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED CLOSURE FOR SAID ACCESS OPENING, A DISCHARGE OPENING THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF SAID CHAMBER, A FORAMINOUS GUARD COVERING SAID DISCHARGE OPENING, AN ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENT FOR IGNITING REFUSE PROVIDED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER BETWEEN SAID ACCESS OPENING AND SAID DISCHARGING OPENING, AND MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN AIR FLOW INTO THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID CHAMBER FOR MOVEMENT THERETHROUGH AND OUT THE GUARDED DISCHARGE OPENING, SAID COMBUSTION CHAMBER BEING SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL, AND SAID MEANS FOR INTRODUCING AN AIR FLOW INCLUDING AN INTAKE PIPE, SAID INTAKE PIPE HAVING ONE END THEREOF COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERIOR OF THE CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER ALONG A PLANAR CHORD THEREOF OFFSET RELATIVE TO THE CENTER OF ROTATION OF THE CHAMBER, THE OTHER END OF SAID INTAKE PIPE BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH A SOURCE OF MOVING AIR, THEREBY PRODUCING A MOVEMENT OF THE AIR ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF THE CHAMBER IN A SWIRLING MANNER.

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