Rubbish compactor-container with load release

Claim 2

A rubbish compactor-container comprising a container having side and end walls and a floor and a cover adapted to close the otherwise open top thereof, at least one of said walls flaring outwardly toward the top, one of said end walls having an opening therein for feeding rubbish into said container and compacting the rubbish within said container, a lift normally resting in the bottom of the container and having load-engaging top surfaces adapted to support a body of compacted rubbish throughout the bottom thereof and elevate said body within said container, and means for elevating said lift sufficiently to loosen a body of compacted rubbish to dump the same from said container.

Claim 3

A compactor-container in accordance with claim 1 wherein the lift comprises a stiff load-bearing structure extending from end to end of the container, one end of said lift structure being pivotally mounted to the compactor-container structure, the other end of said lift structure having a lever arm extending through a vertical slot in the adjacent end wall outside of the compactor-container, the means for elevating said lift being operatively connected with the protruding end of said lever arm.

Claim 4

A compactor-container in accordance with claim 1 wherein the load-engaging top surfaces of the lift comprise a plurality of spaced plates having a total area substantially less than the area of the floor of the container.

Claim 5

A compactor-containeR in accordance with claim 3 wherein the lift includes a structural channel extending from end to end of the container and the spaced plates overlie and are secured to said channel, and ramps extending from the edges of said plates nearest the feeding opening toward the floor of the container to prevent the entry of rubbish to the spaces under said plates.

Claim 6

A compactor-container in accordance with claim 1 wherein the lift extends from end to end of the container and has a lever arm extending through a slot in end wall thereof opposite the feed opening and the lift elevating lever mechanism comprises a turnbuckle anchored at one end to said end wall of said container and connected at the other end to said lever arm, and means for operating said turnbuckle.

Claim 7

A compactor-container in accordance with claim 5 wherein the means for operating the turnbuckle comprises a double-acting ratchet attached to said turnbuckle and having a lever for turning said turnbuckle through said ratchet.

Claim 8

A rubbish compactor-container comprising a container having side and end walls and a floor and a cover adapted to close the otherwise open top thereof, at least one of said walls flaring outwardly toward the top, one of said end walls having an opening therein for feeding rubbish into said container and compacting the rubbish in situ, a lift extending from end to end in the bottom of said container and having load bearing top surfaces adapted to support a body of compacted rubbish thereon, one end of said lift being hingedly fastened to the container structure at the bottom of said end wall, the other end of said lift having a lever arm extending through a slot in the other end wall to outside said container, a turnbuckle having one end thereof anchored to said other end wall and the other end thereof connected with the protruding end of said lever arm, and ratchet means including a handle operatively secured to said turnbuckle to turn the same in either direction to elevate said lift and return the same to its normal location at the bottom of said container.

Claim 9

A rubbish compactor-container comprising a container having side and end walls and a floor and a cover adapted to close the otherwise open top thereof, at least one of said walls flaring outwardly toward the top, one of said end walls having an opening therein for feeding rubbish into said container and compacting the rubbish in situ, a lift extending from end to end in the bottom of said container and having load bearing top surfaces adapted to support a body of compacted rubbish thereon, one end of said lift being hingedly fastened to the container structure at the bottom of said end wall, the other end of said lift having a lever arm extending through a slot in the other end wall to outside said container, a turnbuckle having one end thereof anchored to said other end wall and the other end thereof connected with the protruding end of said lever arm, and ratchet means including a handle operatively secured to said turnbuckle to turn the same in either direction to elevate said lift and return the same to its normal location at the bottom of said container.