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Control for compacting bag in household appliance
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-27
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1984-04-27
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald E Mcginnis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 17:06
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B9/00; B30B9/30; B30B9/3082; B30B5/00; B30B5/02; F; F23; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
220 words
THE COMBINATION OF A COMPACTING BAG WITHIN THE TRAHS BIN OF A WASTE DISPOSER, SAID TRASH BIN AND A LID THEREFOR HAVING MEANS TO CLAMP SAID LID TIGHTLY TO SAID BIN TO CONFINE SAID BAG TO SAID BIN WHEN INFLATED, AND MEANS TO INFLATE AND DEFLATE SAID BAG RAPIDLY CONSISTING OF A RESERVOIR OF AIR ABOVE NORMAL IN PRESSURE AND A RESERVOIR OF AIR BELOW NORMAL IN PRESSURE, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AIR VALVES TO ESTABLISH AIR FLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID BAG AND EACH OF SAID RESERVOIRS SEPARATELY, MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED CIRCUIT MAKERS FOR OPERATING SAID AIR VALVES SEPARATELY, OTHER ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MAKERS IN THE SAID CIRCUIT FOR OPERAING SAID AIR VALVE BETWEEN SAID RESERVOIR OF AIR ABOVE NORMAL IN PRESSURE AND SAID BAG, ONE OF SAID CIRCUIT MAKERS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO CLOSE SAID CIRCUIT ONLY WHEN SAID LID IS CLAMPED TO SAID BIN AND ANOTHER OF SAID CIRCUIT MAKERS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO OPEN SAID CIRCUIT WHEN THE PRESSURE IN SAID BAG HAS RISEN TO A POINT ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALUE, MEANS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SAID ABOVE NORMAL AND SAID BELOW NORMAL PRESSURES IN SAID RESERVOIRS, SAID LAST MEANS BEING COMPARATIVELY LOW IN CAPACITY AND SLOW IN OPERATION TO PROVIDE QUIET AND ECONOMICAL OPERATION WHEREBY SAID RESERVOIRS ARE CHARGED SLOWLY AND SAID BAG IS INFLATED OR DEFLATED RAPIDLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
220 words
THE COMBINATION OF A COMPACTING BAG WITHIN THE TRAHS BIN OF A WASTE DISPOSER, SAID TRASH BIN AND A LID THEREFOR HAVING MEANS TO CLAMP SAID LID TIGHTLY TO SAID BIN TO CONFINE SAID BAG TO SAID BIN WHEN INFLATED, AND MEANS TO INFLATE AND DEFLATE SAID BAG RAPIDLY CONSISTING OF A RESERVOIR OF AIR ABOVE NORMAL IN PRESSURE AND A RESERVOIR OF AIR BELOW NORMAL IN PRESSURE, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED AIR VALVES TO ESTABLISH AIR FLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SAID BAG AND EACH OF SAID RESERVOIRS SEPARATELY, MECHANICALLY INTERLOCKED CIRCUIT MAKERS FOR OPERATING SAID AIR VALVES SEPARATELY, OTHER ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MAKERS IN THE SAID CIRCUIT FOR OPERAING SAID AIR VALVE BETWEEN SAID RESERVOIR OF AIR ABOVE NORMAL IN PRESSURE AND SAID BAG, ONE OF SAID CIRCUIT MAKERS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO CLOSE SAID CIRCUIT ONLY WHEN SAID LID IS CLAMPED TO SAID BIN AND ANOTHER OF SAID CIRCUIT MAKERS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO OPEN SAID CIRCUIT WHEN THE PRESSURE IN SAID BAG HAS RISEN TO A POINT ABOVE A PREDETERMINED VALUE, MEANS TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN SAID ABOVE NORMAL AND SAID BELOW NORMAL PRESSURES IN SAID RESERVOIRS, SAID LAST MEANS BEING COMPARATIVELY LOW IN CAPACITY AND SLOW IN OPERATION TO PROVIDE QUIET AND ECONOMICAL OPERATION WHEREBY SAID RESERVOIRS ARE CHARGED SLOWLY AND SAID BAG IS INFLATED OR DEFLATED RAPIDLY.
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