Machine for compacting trash in disposable cartons

Claim 1

A machine for compacting trash or the like in disposable cartons comprising a. a casing means having an internal chamber and a door means for providing access to said chamber, b. said casing means including a transversely extending internal wall dividing said chamber into an upper and a lower compartment, c. a compacting ram vertically movable within said lower compartment, d. ram-operating means disposed in said upper compartment and operatively coupled with said ram, e. manually operable control means operatively connected with said ram operating means, f. sleeve means disposed within said casing, said sleeve means including a bottom wall, g. said sleeve means being adapted to receive a disposable carton and to support such carton in an open erected position, h. the sleeve means including spaced-apart sidewalls, a rear wall, a bottom wall extending fully under said sleeve means and a front door hingedly attached to one of the sidewalls, i. a platform means disposed in the bottom of said casing with said sleeve means resting thereon, j. roller means positioned near the forward end of said platform means in contact with the bottom wall of said sleeve means to enable said sleeve means and carton to be at least partially removed from said casing when the carton has been filled with compacted trash, h. said sleeve means door being operable when said sleeve means has been at least partially removed from said casing to thereby enable said filled carton to be removed from said sleeve means, l. the forward portion of said platform means being inclined downwardly, m. the bottom wall of said sleeve means being extended to provide a lip projecting forwardly thereof, n. retractable legs at the forward end of said lip, said legs being positioned in an upright position when said sleeve means and disposable carton are slid on the downwardly inclined portion of said platform means, to remove the disposable carton from the machine, o. blocking means including a vertically movable panel, the lower terminal of which panel is fixed to, and movable with, said ram, for preventing trash from being introduced through said door means when said ram is in a lower position for compacting the trash already within said carton, p. a front door in hinged engagement with the other portion of said casing means, q. an outer access door within said front door through which trash may be inserted into the disposable carton within said sleeve means, r. an inner access door hingedly engaged with the internal chamber of said casing means, and s. tab means carried on the interior of said outer access door, the inner access door being nested under said tab means, whereby when the outer access door is swung open, the inner access door is also swung open.