EP2167404B1 - Kassette für eine abfallaufbewahrungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

Kassette für eine abfallaufbewahrungsvorrichtung Download PDF

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EP2167404B1
EP2167404B1 EP08775903A EP08775903A EP2167404B1 EP 2167404 B1 EP2167404 B1 EP 2167404B1 EP 08775903 A EP08775903 A EP 08775903A EP 08775903 A EP08775903 A EP 08775903A EP 2167404 B1 EP2167404 B1 EP 2167404B1
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Nicholas Curdworth
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F1/00—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor
    • B65F1/04—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts
    • B65F1/06—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks
    • B65F1/062—Refuse receptacles; Accessories therefor with removable inserts with flexible inserts, e.g. bags or sacks having means for storing or dispensing spare bags
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B67/00—Apparatus or devices facilitating manual packaging operations; Sack holders
    • B65B67/12—Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials
    • B65B67/1266—Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials specially adapted for storing or dispensing sacks from a supply
    • B65B67/1277—Sack holders, i.e. stands or frames with means for supporting sacks in the open condition to facilitate filling with articles or materials specially adapted for storing or dispensing sacks from a supply for dispensing flexible tubular material gathered up in the shape of a ring
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65F—GATHERING OR REMOVAL OF DOMESTIC OR LIKE REFUSE
    • B65F2240/00—Types of refuse collected
    • B65F2240/132—Diapers

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  • This invention relates to a cassette for a waste storage container, for example for storing waste such as used nappies or diapers.
  • WO 2005/042381 discloses a cassette adapted to locate in a waste storage container.
  • the cassette is particularly adapted for use in waste storage containers for storing waste items such as babies' nappies (or diapers), or other personal waste matter.
  • the cassette comprises an inner wall and an outer wall, and a bottom wall joining the lower parts of the inner and outer walls such that the inner, outer and bottom walls together form a cavity having a U-shaped cross-section.
  • the inner wall defines a central core.
  • a flange engages with an upper part of the inner wall.
  • the flange extends outwardly, substantially perpendicular to the inner wall.
  • the flange terminates in a circumferential outer edge located inward of an upper edge of the outer wall, so as to form a peripheral gap between the outer wall and the flange.
  • a profusely circumferentially pleated length of flexible tubular film is located in the cavity of the cassette.
  • the flange partially obscures the tubular film within the cavity.
  • a peripheral gap is provided between the outer edge of the flange and the outer wall, through which the tubular film may be drawn in use.
  • a user When the cassette is to be used in conjunction with a waste storage container, a user begins by pulling the top of the tubular film out through the peripheral gap, so that the tubular film extends upwards of the outer edge of the flange. The user then ties the end of the tubular film into a knot, and passes the knotted end down through the central core of the cassette. This knotted end forms the bottom of a waste package into which a used nappy or other waste item can be placed, through the central core of the cassette.
  • the tubular film above the waste item may be twisted, sealing the waste item therein.
  • a series of waste items may be separately sealed within the tubular film, and stored in the waste storage container.
  • International application publication number WO 02/20354 corresponds to the preamble of claim 1 and discloses an apparatus for separately sealing a number of objects in a tubing and temporarily storing the thus sealed objects.
  • the apparatus comprises a container and a magazine.
  • the magazine has a supply of tubing and a guide disc with a central aperture and a number of carriers uniformly distributed along the periphery.
  • a cassette for use in dispensing pleated tubular film for waste storage comprising:
  • the projecting section is inclined continuously downwards, from the top of the inner portion, to the outer edge.
  • flexible tubular film can flow more easily over the surface of the flange.
  • the lower outside edge of the outwardly projecting section, and the continuous downward slope of the projecting section, give less resistance to film flow than existing cassettes in which the flange extends substantially perpendicular to the cassette walls.
  • the annular flange further comprises a plurality of strengthening ribs on the underside of the outwardly projecting section.
  • These ribs support the flange and increase its rigidity. Because the projecting section extends downwardly, having an outer edge below the upper edge of the outer wall of the cassette, the strengthening ribs can be deeper and thereby stronger and more supportive. This also enables the ribs to guide the tubular film through the peripheral gap, and away from the corner between the underside of the outwardly extending portion of the flange and the inner wall of the cassette. This helps to ensure that tubular film does not get trapped in this corner, and should lead to fewer rejects during manufacture.
  • the top of the annular flange, and/or the outer edge of the projecting section of the flange are rounded. This assists in smooth flow of tubular film over the flange, into the core of the cassette.
  • FIGS 1 to 7 illustrate an improved cassette for a waste storage container.
  • the basic operation of the cassette is as described in WO 2005/042381 and need not be discussed in detail herein.
  • the cassette 100 has an annular body including an inner wall 102, an outer wall 104 and a bottom wall 106 therebetween, forming a U shaped housing 103 for holding a profusely circumferentially pleated length of flexible tubular film 125.
  • the inner wall 102 defines a substantially circular central core 108.
  • a flange 110 engages with an upper part of the inner wall 102.
  • the flange comprises an inner portion and an outwardly projecting portion 113.
  • the configuration of the inner portion depends on the method of engagement between the flange 110 and the inner wall 102.
  • the inner portion comprises a downwardly extending collar 115 having a circumferential rim 117 at its upper end.
  • the rim 117 has a rounded profile, to assist in smooth flow of the flexible tubular film 125 over the flange 110 and down into the central core 108.
  • the downwardly extending collar 115 may comprise a first annular branch 119 and a second annular branch 121, wherein the first 119 and second 121 annular branches are radially spaced from one another, and an upper part of the inner wall 102 of the cassette 100 is configured to insert into the space between the first 119 and second 121 annular branches, to fit the flange 110 to the housing 103.
  • the housing 103 and flange 110 may be joined together by a snap fit or any other suitable locking means.
  • the outwardly projecting section 113 extends from the top of the inner portion of the flange 110.
  • the outwardly projecting section 113 terminates in a circumferential outer edge 112, located below and radially inward of the outer wall 104.
  • the outwardly projecting section 113 is inclined continuously downwards from the inner portion, towards the outer wall 104 of the housing 103.
  • the outer edge 112 has a rounded profile, to assist in smooth flow of the flexible tubular film 125 over the flange 110.
  • a peripheral gap 116 is defined between the outwardly projecting section 113 and the outer wall 104.
  • a user may draw the flexible tubular film 125 through the peripheral gap 116.
  • the user When placing a first waste item in the tubular film 125, for storage in a waste storage container, the user begins by pulling the top edge of the tubular film 125 out of the peripheral gap 116, so that it extends upwards of the outer edge 112 of the flange 110.
  • a sufficient length of tubular film 125 should be pulled upwards from the peripheral gap 116 so that the user may gather the top edge of the tubular film 125 together above the central core 108 of the cassette 100, and tie the tubular film into a knot.
  • the user then passes the knotted end of the tubular film 125 down through the central core 108 of the cassette, towards the bottom of the waste storage container.
  • the knotted end of flexible tubular film 125 may form the bottom of a waste package into which a used nappy or other waste item can be placed. Once a waste item has been placed in the waste package, the tubular film 125 above the waste item may then be twisted or knotted, sealing the waste item therein. The waste package may then be pushed or otherwise directed through the central core 108 of the cassette, into the waste storage container. During this process, the tubular film 125 flows over the flange 110, over the circumferential rim 117 and into the cassette core 108.
  • the flange 110 has an outwardly projecting section 113 which is inclined continuously downwards and terminates in a lower outside edge 112, the frictional resistance encountered by the tubular film 125 when flowing over the flange 110 is reduced compared to prior art cassettes in which the flange is perpendicular to the cassette walls.
  • a series of waste items may be separately sealed within the tubular film and stored in a waste storage container.
  • a waste storage container may contain gripping means for holding the formed waste packages in place, and/or means for cutting the tubular film to release previously formed waste packages.
  • the underside of the flange 110 preferably includes a plurality of support ribs 123, circumferentially spaced from one another.
  • the support ribs 123 are substantially triangular in cross section, having a first edge along the downwardly extending collar 115 of the inner portion, and a second edge along the underside of the outwardly projecting portion 113.
  • the third edge extends from a lower part of the inner portion to a part of the outwardly projecting portion 113 near its outer edge 112.
  • the support ribs can extend from an outer surface of the inner wall 102 of the cassette, to an inner surface of the outwardly projecting section 113 of the flange 110.
  • the support ribs 123 connected to it can have increased depth, and thereby contribute to the rigidity of the flange 110.
  • the support ribs 123 help to guide the tubular film out of the housing 103, through the peripheral gap 112.
  • the support ribs 123 deflect the tubular film away from the corner between the underside of the flange 110 and the inner wall 102. This helps to prevent tubular film from becoming trapped in this corner, which would disrupt the flow of the tubular film in use, and could cause it to tear.
  • the second annular branch 121 also helps to guide the film away from the area of the joint between the flange 110 and the inner wall 102.
  • a series of axially extending guide ribs 118 are circumferentially spaced from one another around the inner surface of the outer wall 104 of the cassette housing 103.
  • the axially extending guide ribs 118 may be located to align with the support ribs 123 on the flange.
  • the axially extending guide ribs 118 assist in guiding the flexible tubular film out of the housing 103, and in strengthening the outer wall 104.
  • an upper part of the axially extending guide ribs 118 has a rounded profile to further assist flow of the tubular film, and to avoid catching or tearing the tubular film.
  • the cassette can include a second set of axially extending ribs 120 on an outer surface of the inner wall 102, and/or an external flange 122 extending outwardly from the outer surface of the inner wall 102.
  • the cassette can further include a lug or recess for engagement with a cooperating recess or a lug on a waste storage container.
  • the cassette 100 is preferably formed from a resilient plastics material.
  • the flange 110 and housing 103 can be separately moulded and welded together, or can be locked together as described above.
  • the flexible tubular film may be loaded into the housing 103 by any suitable means. The loading is preferably carried out during manufacture of the cassette, before the flange 110 and housing 103 are attached to one another.
  • cassette for the waste disposal of nappies
  • any appropriate waste such as hygienic waste or household waste can be packaged and disposed of as described above.
  • the cassette can be used in any appropriate environment - for example domestic, workplace, retail, public, hospital or care environments.

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  1. Kassette (100) zur Verwendung bei der Abgabe gefalteter Schlauchfolie (125) zur Abfalllagerung, wobei die Kassette (100) aufweist:
    einen ringförmigen Körper mit im Allgemeinen U-förmigem Querschnitt, der durch eine Innenwand (102), eine Außenwand (104) und eine Bodenwand (106), die einen unteren Teil der Innenwand (102) und der Außenwand (104) miteinander verbindet, definiert wird, wobei die Innenwand (102), die Außenwand (104) und die Bodenwand (106) ein Gehäuse (103) zum Halten der gefalteten Schlauchfolie (125) definieren, und wobei die Innenwand (102) einen mittigen Kern (108) definiert; und
    einen ringförmigen Flansch (110), der sich quer über das Gehäuse (103) erstreckt, wobei der Flansch (110) einen Innenteil, der an einem oberen Teil der Innenwand (102) des Körpers angreift, und einen nach außen vorstehenden Abschnitt (113) hat, der sich über das Gehäuse (103) erstreckt, wobei der vorstehende Abschnitt (113) eine Außenkante (112) hat, die unterhalb und einwärts von einer Oberkante der Außenwand (104) des Körpers angeordnet ist, um einen Umfangsspalt (116) zwischen der Außenkante (112) des vorstehenden Abschnitts (113) und der Oberkante der Außenwand (104) zu bilden;
    wobei die Kassette (100) so konfiguriert ist, dass im Gebrauch die im Gehäuse (103) gefaltete Schlauchfolie (125) durch den Umfangsspalt (116) über den vorstehenden Abschnitt (113) und den Innenabschnitt des Flansches (110) und nach unten durch den mittigen Kern (108) aus dem Gehäuse (103) herausgezogen werden kann,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der vorstehende Abschnitt (113) von der Oberseite des Innenabschnitts zur Außenkante (112) kontinuierlich nach unten geneigt ist.
  2. Kassette (100) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der ringförmige Flansch (110) des Weiteren eine Vielzahl von Verstärkungsrippen (123) an der Unterseite des nach außen vorstehenden Abschnitts (113) aufweist.
  3. Kassette (100) nach Anspruch 1 oder Anspruch 2, wobei die Oberseite des ringförmigen Flansches (110) ein abgerundetes Profil hat.
  4. Kassette (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei die Außenkante (112) des vorstehenden Abschnitts (113) ein abgerundetes Profil hat.
  5. Kassette (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, die des Weiteren kooperierende ineinander eingreifende Mittel am oberen Teil der Innenwand (102) des Körpers und am Innenteil des Flansches (110) hat, um den Flansch (110) am Körper zu arretieren.
  6. Kassette (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, die des Weiteren eine Vielzahl axialer Rippen (188) an der Innenfläche der Außenwand (104) aufweist.
  7. Kassette (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, wobei die Kassette (100) des Weiteren Eingriffsmittel zum Befestigen der Kassette (100) an kooperierenden Eingriffsmitteln an einem Abfalllagerbehälter aufweist.
  8. Kassette (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, hergestellt aus einem biegsamen Kunststoffmaterial.
  9. Kassette (100) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, die des Weiteren eine gefaltete Schlauchfolie (125) innerhalb des Gehäuses (103) enthält.
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DE200720009842 DE202007009842U1 (de) 2007-07-12 2007-07-12 Verbesserte Kassette für eine Abfallaufbewahrungsvorrichtung
PCT/GB2008/002360 WO2009007723A1 (en) 2007-07-12 2008-07-10 Improved cassette for a waste storage device

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