Domestic solid waste incinerator

Claim 2

An incinerator comprising a housing enclosing a combustion chamber, an access cover for loading the chamber with solid combustibles, and means for sealing the cover during the operating cycle, heating means for igniting and degrading the combustibles, the combustion chamber being formed by an inner liner means having a forwardly inclined semi-cylindrical front wall means, and a substantially imperforate bottom wall means in combination with a slow-motion, motor-driven agitator in the bottom of the combustion chamber for shifting the position of the solid combustible load, said inner liner means serving to carry some of the weight of the solid combustible load on the inclined front wall means so as to reduce the load on the agitator and prevent it from becoming jammed.

Claim 3

An incinerator as recited in claim 1 wherein the motor-driven agitator has an alternately reversible motor means with short operating cycles.

Claim 4

An incinerator as recited in claim 1 wherein the incinerator housing is substantially box-like and the bottom wall of the inner liner is arranged in a substantially perpendicular plane with respect to the said forwardly inclined front wall, while the back wall, opposite side walls, and the top wall of the inner liner are substantially parallel with adjacent outer walls of the incinerator housing, a portion of the said top wall being downwardly inclined to substantially parallel the said bottom wall, the said access cover being associated with the inclined portion of the top wall so as to provide room for opening the cover and loading the combustion chamber.

Claim 5

An incinerator for solid waste comprising an outer box-like housing enclosing a combustion chamber formed by an inner liner means and a top-opening access cover sealing means for rendering the cover substantially airtight, the inner liner means having a forwardly inclined semi-cylindrical front wall means, generally vertical parallel side wall means, a substantially imperforate bottom wall means that lies in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the said front wall means, a generally vertical rear wall means, and a top wall means with a downwardly inclined front portion which includes an access opening associated with the said access Cover for loading the waste into the combustion chamber, and a slow-motion motor-driven agitator located adjacent the said bottom wall means for shifting the position of the solid waste load, said inner liner means serving to carry some of the weight of the solid waste load on the inclined front wall means so as to reduce the load on the agitator and prevent it from becoming jammed.

Claim 6

An incinerator for solid waste comprising an outer box-like housing enclosing a combustion chamber formed by an inner liner means and a top-opening access cover sealing means for rendering the cover substantially airtight, the inner liner means having a forwardly inclined semi-cylindrical front wall means, generally vertical parallel side wall means, a substantially imperforate bottom wall means that lies in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the said front wall means, a generally vertical rear wall means, and a top wall means with a downwardly inclined front portion which includes an access opening associated with the said access Cover for loading the waste into the combustion chamber, and a slow-motion motor-driven agitator located adjacent the said bottom wall means for shifting the position of the solid waste load, said inner liner means serving to carry some of the weight of the solid waste load on the inclined front wall means so as to reduce the load on the agitator and prevent it from becoming jammed.

Claim 7

An incinerator for solid waste as recited in claim 4 wherein the motor-driven agitator is provided with alternately reversible motor means with short cycles.

Claim 8

An incinerator as recited in claim 4 wherein the front wall of the outer housing has a loading door connected by suitable linkage to the said access cover whereby they move in concert, and locking means associated with the loading door to insure that both the loading door and access cover remain closed during the incinerating cycle.

Claim 9

An incinerator as recited in claim 6 with panel means substantially closing the space between the access opening in the top wall of the inner liner and the adjacent walls of the outer housing to form a loading compartment, the loading door being hinged along its bottom edge to the outer housing and having inner extension plates attached to the opposite sides of the door and adapted to telescope with respect to the side walls of the loading compartment to form a hopper leading to the access opening of the combustion chamber.

Claim 10

A domestic incinerator comprising a box-like housing enclosing a combustion chamber formed by an inner liner and a top-opening access cover, sealing means for rendering the cover substantially airtight, the front wall of the housing having a loading door, and linkage means connected between the door and the access cover whereby they move in concert, and locking means associated with the loading door to insure that both the loading door and the access cover remain closed during the incinerating cycle, the said linkage means being provided with a compressible section such that if excessive pressures were to build up in the combustion chamber, the access cover would be allowed to open slightly and relieve the pressure before it is automatically closed again by the compressible linkage means.

Claim 11

A domestic incinerator comprising a box-like housing enclosing a combustion chamber formed by an inner liner and a top-opening access cover, sealing means for rendering the cover substantially airtight, the front wall of the housing having a loading door, and linkage means connected between the door and the access cover whereby they move in concert, and locking means associated with the loading door to insure that both the loading door and the access cover remain closed during the incinerating cycle, the said linkage means being provided with a compressible section such that if excessive pressures were to build up in the combustion chamber, the access cover would be allowed to open slightly and relieve the pressure before it is automatically closed again by the compressible linkage means.

Claim 12

A domestic incinerator as recited in claim 8 with hinging means for mounting the access cover to the inner liner, the said linkage means comprising a push rod connected to the loading door at one end and to a first crank arm at the other end, the said first crank arm being fixed to a movably supported shaft member, a second crank arm fixed to the shaft member, and a link member connected at one end to the second crank arm and at its other end to the access cover, the closing action of the loading door tending to align the second crank arm with the link member thereby applying a strong closing and sealing force on the access cover.

Claim 13

A domestic incinerator as recited in claim 9 wherein the said linkage means between the loading door and the access cover is located on each side of the access cover.