CA1260313A - Refuse bin incorporating compacting means - Google Patents

Refuse bin incorporating compacting means

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CA1260313A
CA1260313A CA000510079A CA510079A CA1260313A CA 1260313 A CA1260313 A CA 1260313A CA 000510079 A CA000510079 A CA 000510079A CA 510079 A CA510079 A CA 510079A CA 1260313 A CA1260313 A CA 1260313A
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Henry Massonnet
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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

This invention relates to improvements in refuse bins incorporating compacting means for domestic use, wherein the compacting plate comprises two upwardly oriented tabs which are placed in housings in the lid to be slidably associated with a control member. Catches facing opposite each other and borne by said tabs come into slides in the control member embedded in a groove in the lid. In this way, by subjecting the control member to a translation, it may, at the end of stroke, be pivoted with respect to the catches in order to orient it vertically with a view to vertically actuating the compacting plate.

Description

~L~6~3~3 The pxesent invention relates to improvements in refuse bins incorporating compacting means, for domestic use.
FR-A-2 135 322 discloses a refuse bin of the type in question, comprising:
- an upwardly open bin;
- a lid articulated on the bin;
- a compacting plate disposed inside the bin and comprising two upwardly oriented tabs which 10 pass through the lid and comprise means for sliding and pivoting association with the manoeuvring rod which rests on the lid. By subjecting this rod to a translation, the latter may, at the end of stroke, be pivoted with respect to said means of 15 the tabs in order to orient it vertically with a view to actuating the compacting plate downwardly and upwardly.
However, the position of the manoeuvring rod on the lid is neither practical nor aesthetic.
Moreover, assembly of the low end of the ma-noeuvring rod and of the compacting plate necessi-tates a pusher system controlled by a handle, the whole being complex and uneconomical.
It is an object of the improvements according 25 to the prescnt invention to overcome these drawbacks and to allow a compacting refuse bin to be produced which responds better than heretofore to the deside-rata of the users.
To this end, the tabs of the compacting plate 30 come, in high position of the latter, into housings in thc lid opcning out in a longitudinal groove made in the top of the latter and which slidably contains thc platc controlling mcmbcr so that thc catchcs comc into this groovc and pcnctratc in 35 known manncr in two longitudinal slides madc in 3~;~

the two opposite longitudinal faces of the control member.
According to another fea-ture of the invention, the slides of the plate control member comprise two notclles than~.s to which the catches of said plate may be enyayed in these slides in a position thereof which i5 never presented duriny operation.
According to another feature of the invention, the active end of the plate control member comprises a depression in which a fixed projection on this plate penetra-tes in order to lock the member perpendicularly to the latter and be automatically released as soon as the member is pulled upwardly.
The invention therefore provides a compac-tion refuse receptacle comprising a bin having an open top portion and a lid selectively mounted to the top portion of the bin which lid is provided with an elonyated recess formed therein. An opening to the bin disposed within this recess cooperates in the mountiny of a compactor assembly in the lid. The compactor assembly includes a compaction plate disposed within the bin and an elongated control member which is cooperatively seated within the recess. Mounting means connected to the compaction plate extend through the opening in the recess which slidably and pivotably engage the control member. The control member is selectively moveable from a first position within the recess which is generally parallel with the lid to a second position which is generally perpendicular to the lid. In the perpendicular orientation, the con-trol member is aligned for movement through the opening in the recess which permits the JJ:
- 2~ -control member to selectively urge the compac-tion plate downward relative to the lid within the bin.
I'he invention will be more readily understood on reading the following description with reference to the accompan~ing drawings, in which:
Fig. 1 is an exploded view in perspective of a compacting refuse bin incorporating the improvements accordiny to the invention.
Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the upper part of the refuse bin according to the invention.
Fig. 3 is a view similar to that of Fig. 2, but made in the centre of the refuse bin, so as to show the assembly of the control member and of the compacting plate.
Fig. 4 shows the manner in which the compacting plate is positioned in the slides of its control member.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the upper part of the refuse bin according to the invention showing the manner in which the plate control member is displaced from its rest position to its active position.
Fig. 6 is a detailed view showing the con-trol member in vertical position before the projection JJ:

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on the lid is fitted in the terminal depression of the control member.
Fig. 7 illustrates the manner in which compac-ting is effected.
Referring now to the drawings, the refuse bin illustrated in Fig. 1 essentially comprises a bin 1 of rectangular cross section of which the upper part is covered by a frame 2 on which is articulated a lid 3, whilst, inside this bin, a 10 compacting plate 4 may be displaced vertically with a view to compressing the refuse contained in a plastic bag. The latter is disposed inside the bin and its opening is wedged between the frame 2 and the upper part of bin 1, as illustrated in 15 Fig. 2 et seq., the bag being referenced 5 and shown schematically in broken lines. Openings la and 2a axe made in register in the bin and the frame respectively, so that, by passing his hands through these openings, the user grips these two 20 elements without separating them.
As illustrated in Fig. 1, the compacting plate 4 is adapted to be associated with a control member 6 which is normally, i.e. not during periods of compacting, located in a groove 3a in the lid 3.
25 The latter pivots with respect to frame 2 via pins 2b on the latter which engage in perforations 3_ made in lugs 3c on lid 3.
It is observed that groove 3a is traversed by an opening 3d located at the centre thereof 30 and which is intendcd, on thc one hand, for the passagc~ of the control mcmbcr 6 during compacting and, on thc othcr hand, to al~ow permancnt assembly Or this mcmbcr and of the compacting p~ate 4.
Thc lattcr comprises a ne~twork of reinforcing 35 ribs issuing from a central vcrtical extcnsion ~L~6~:113~3 composed of two vertical tabs 4a, 4b of which the opposite faces each bear a catch 4c, 4d comprising a common horizontal geometrical axis. Between the two tabs 4a and 4b is located a hollow projection 4e whose role will be set forth hereinbelow.
The control member 6 is in the form of a rectan~
gular parallelepiped whose length corresponds to that of lid 3 and whose section is identical to that of groove 3a (Fig. 2), with the result that 10 this member is embedded in the lid. One of the ends of member 6 comprises a downwardly projecting gripping handle 6a which engages in a hollow 3e made at one of the ends of groove 3a; In this way, as will be emphasized hereinafter, the outward 15 slide of member 6 in groove 3a can only be effected in the direction of arrow F of Fig. 5. Member 6 further comprises an opening 6b adjacent handle 6a and facilitating gripping thereof. The two longitu-dinal faces of member 6 are hollow so as to determine 20 two slides 6c, 6d whose height is slightly greater than the diameter of catches 4c, 4d. The end of member 6 opposite its handle 6a is provided with a depression 6e of section complementary to that of projection 4e of the compacting plate 4.
~ig. 4 illustrates the refuse bin according to the invention in a partial plan view, its lid
3 being open as illustrated in discontinuous lines in Fig. 3, i.e. it has been pivoted about pins 2b of frame 2, so that its rear edge 3f comes into 30 abutment against the corresponding face oE the frame so as to constitute stop of maximum opening.
~n this position, the control member 6 is intro-duced horizontally in the opcning 3_ in the lid, so that it is presented horizontally once its handle 35 6a abuts against the top of said ~id. As thc two ~.~,6~3~3 slides 6c, 6d of member 6 each comprise a notch 6f, 6q, if the compacting plate 4 is presented in vertical position with its tabs 4a, 4b turned towards notches 6f, 6~, catches 4c, 4d may be made to penetrate in slides 6c, 6d further to the position of notches 6f, 6q. Arrangements are such that, in no position of the control member 6 during opera-tion do the catches 4c, 4d ever come to the level of notches 6f, 6~. In fact, once said catches are 10 engaged in slides 6c, 6d of member 6, any axial displacement of the latter is made in the zone included between these notches and its end opposite handle 6a. It is noted in particular on this subject that member 6 cannot be displaced in the direction 15 opposite that of arrow F of Fig. 5 beyond the posi-tion of abutment of the handle 6a against the hollow 3e. The catches are then made to slide in slides until they come into abutment against end stops 6h, 6i of the slides opposite handle 6a (Fig. 6), 20 then the plate is pivoted so that it is oriented perpendicularly to its manoeuvring member 6 (Fig.
6). The manoeuvring member is then withdrawn outward-ly by sliding it in opening 3d in lid 3 until plate
4 comes against the underneath of lid 3. The opening 25 3d of the lid comprises two lateral cut-outs 3q, 3h by which open out into groove 3a two housings 3i~ 3i into which come ~abs ~a, 4h in high posi-tion of the p~ate 4, the catches qc, 4d then being crosswise in said groove whilst being engaged in 30 the slide of member 6, as illustrated in Fig. 3.
In this way, an articu~ation is constituted between this member and plate 4. Finally, the lid is closed and the control member 6 is folded down to the horizontal with respect to plate 4, so that it 35 rests in groove 3a in the lid. The latter is dis-~26~

placed axially until it no longer projects from said lid, the handle 6a cooperating with the hollow 3e. The refuse bin is then in rest position, i.e.
not in use.
If a user desires to place refuse in the bin, it suffices to open the lid, pour the refuse into bag 5, and to close the lid again. If he then desires to compress the products deposited in the bag, he extracts the manoeuvring member by subjecting 10 it to a longitudinal translation in the directionof arrow ~ of Fig. 5, such translation bringing the two catches 4c, 4d to near the end of the member 6 opposite its handle 6a. Under these conditions, it is possible to pivot member 6 to bring it to lS the vertical in the direction of arrows Fl and F2 of Fig. 5. The following operation consists in vertically lowering the manoeuvring member down-wardly in the direction of arrow F3. When plate 4 comes into contact with refuse, it is immobilized 20 whilst member 6 may be descended a little more in order to engage the projection 4e of this plate in the depression 6e of the manoeuvring member 6 (~ig. 7). In this way, the angular positions of these two elements are locked and compacting 25 may be practised without pivoting the plate 4.
Return into position is effected in reverse.
When the me~ber 6 is withdrawn by a vertical displace-ment, tabs 4a, 4_ of the plate come into housings 3i~ 3i of the lid against the bottom of which they 30 abut in order to allow disengagement of the projec-tion 4e with respc~ct to the end depression 6e of the mcmber 6. 'I'he latter returns into the position illustratcd in ~ig. 2, so that it may again pivot with respc~ct to catches 4c and 4d in order to be 35 placed in horizontal position in tl-le groove 3a ~S~3~3 of the lid. This member is then returned into its rest position by sliding in the direction opposite that of arrow F of Fig. 5.
~ compacting refuse bin has thus been produced of which the compacting plate is actuated by a control member which, in rest position, is perfectly included within the general volume of the bin.
It goes without saying that the article forming the subject matter of the present invention may 10 be made of any appropriate materials, but that its different elements are advantageously made by moulding a plastics material under pressure.
It will be noted that the handle 6a abuts against the bottom of groove 3a if the manoeuvring 15 member 6, placed vertically, is released by the user when the bin is empty.
It must, moreover, be understood that the foregoing description has been given only by way of example and that it in no way limits the domain 20 of the invention which would not be exceeded by replacing the details of execution described by any other eq~ivalents.

Claims (9)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH IN EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY
OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A compaction refuse receptacle comprising a bin having an open top portion, a lid selectively mounted to said top portion of said bin and having an elongated recess formed therein, an opening into said bin disposed within said recess, a compactor assembly carried by said lid, said compactor assembly including a compaction plate disposed within said bin and an elongated control member which is cooperatively seated within said recess, mounting means connected to said compaction plate so as to be extendable through said opening so as to be disposed within said recess, said control member having first and second ends and being slidably and pivotally connected to said mounting means within said recess, said control member being selectively moveable from a first position within said recess which position is generally parallel with said lid to a second position wherein said control means is generally perpendicular to said lid and aligned for movement through said opening with said first end thereof engaging said compaction plate to thereby permit said control member to selectively urge said compaction plate downwardly relative to said lid within said bin.
2. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 1 in which said mounting means includes a pair of spaced tab means extending upwardly with respect to said compaction plate, a pair of inwardly extending and generally aligned catch means carried by said pair of spaced tab means, said control member having a pair of oppositely oriented channels formed along a substantial portion of the length and intermediate said first and second ends thereof, said catch means being slidably disposed within said opposing channels and being located within said recess in said lid when said control member is in said first position.
3. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 2 including a projection means mounted to said compaction plate so as to be located between said tab means, a socket formed in said first end of said control member, said projection means being selectively receiveable within said socket when said control member is oriented in said second position for movement through said opening in said lid so as to stabilize the connector between said compaction plate and said control member as said compaction plate is urged inwardly of said bin.
4. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 3 wherein said second end of said control member includes a handle means, said handle means being engageable so as to urge said control member longitudinally within said elongated recess in said lid.
5. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 4 including means to pivotally connect said lid relative to said bin.
6. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 4 including a frame means selectively engageable about said top portion of said bin, said lid being pivotally connected to said frame means.
7. A compaction refuse receptacle of the type for selectively receiving a disposable refuse bag therein comprising an upwardly open bin having an upper open end defined by edge portions, a frame mounted to said upper end of said bin and cooperating with said edge portions of said bin so as to retain the open end of the refuse bag which is selectively disposed within said bin, a lid articulated on said frame and having an elongated recess therein, an opening with said recess through said lid, a compaction plate disposed inside said bin, said compaction plate having two upwardly oriented tabs of a size to pass through said opening in said lid and terminate within said recess, each of said tabs having a catch, said catches facing each other along the same horizontal geometrical axis, a control member carried by said lid and being cooperatively receiveable within said recess, said control member having first and second ends and a pair of oppositely oriented guide channels therein which extend intermediate of said first and second ends, said guide channels normally being oriented within said recess when said control member is seated within said recess, said catches on said tabs being slidably disposed within said guide channels, said control member being selectively longitudinally aligned with said opening in said lid so that said first end thereof is oriented within said bin, said compaction plate being urged inwardly of said bin as said control member is moved inwardly with respect to said bin and being raised toward said lid as said control member is urged outwardly with respect to said bin.
8. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 7 including a socket within said first end of said control member, a projection means disposed on said compaction plate, said socket being selectively mounted over said projection means so as to securely align said control member with respect to said compaction plate.
9. The compaction refuse receptacle of Claim 8 including a slot in each of said guide channels, said catches being selectively insertable through said slots so as to be positioned within said channels, said slots being positioned adjacent said second end of said control member so as to be spaced from said catches when said control member is inserted within said bin.
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