Refuse storage apparatus
Abstract
Abstract A REFUSE STORAGE APPARATUS HAVING A STORAGE DRAWER WHICH IS SELECTIVELY MOVABLE FROM A STORAGE POSITION WITHIN A CABINET TO AN EXPOSED POSITION WHEREIN REFUSE MAY BE PLACED IN THE DRAWER. THE APPARATUS INCLUDES MEANS FOR SPRAYING THE REFUSE WHEN THE DRAWER IS RETURNED TO THE STORAGE POSITION. THE SPRAY MAY COMPRISE A DISINFECTANT. FURTHER, THE SPRAY MAY COMPRISE A DEODORANT. THE APPARATUS IS ARRANGED SO THAT THE DRAWER MAY BE PARTIALLY OPENED AND TURNED TO THE STORAGE POSITION WITHOUT ACTUATION OF THE SPRAYING DEVICE. RESILIENT MEANS ARE PROVIDED FOR POSITIVELY RELEASING THE SPRAY MECHANISM TO PREVENT JAMMING THEREOF IN THE SPRAYING POSITION. THE SPRAYING MECHANISM INCLUDES A GRAVITY BIASED ARM AND CAM RAMS ON THE DRAWER FOR OPERATING THE ARM TO AND FECT THE SPRAYING OPERATION. THE ARM IS ARRANGED TO BE PIVOTED TO A RETRACTED POSITION TO PERMIT MOVEMENT OF THE DRAWER TO THE EXPOSED POSITION AND BACK TO THE STORAGE POSITION WITHOUT OPERATION OF THE SPRAYING MEANS WHEN DESIRED.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J Bottas
- 👤 Charles R Difley
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