Waste collection and separation system
First Claim
1. Apparatus for collecting wastes sorted by type, said apparatus for use with a container having a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments holding only one type of said waste, said apparatus comprising:
- a housing having an interior, an exterior, and at least one hatch for providing access to said interior of said housing;
a plurality of removable bins carried in said interior of said housing, each compartment of said plurality of compartments corresponding to only one bin of said plurality of bins;
means mounted to said exterior of said housing for moving said container over said hatch and aligning said container therewith so that said container can be emptied into said hatch;
means carried within said housing for distributing said wastes emptied through said hatch into said plurality of bins; and
said housing having a plurality of openings for removing said plurality of removable bins from said interior of said housing.
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Abstract
A system for separating waste by type and collecting the separated wastes, preserving the integrity of the separation during the collection and consolidation, comprising a multi-compartment inside container for the initial separation, an outside container that interfaces with the inside container so that the separated contents of the latter can be dumped into the former, a mobile collection unit that transfers the separated wastes from the outside container to a plurality of bins, again preserving the separation, and transports the waste to a distribution facility. The volume of the separated waste is reduced by the collection vehicle as it is dumped through hatches on the top of the vehicle into chutes that lead to the appropriate bin for that type of waste. The collection vehicle grips, lifts and inverts the outside container, made up of three subcontainers, and then separates them so that each can be positioned over and aligned with a different hatch on the top of the vehicle.
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17 Claims
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1. Apparatus for collecting wastes sorted by type, said apparatus for use with a container having a plurality of compartments, each of said compartments holding only one type of said waste, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an interior, an exterior, and at least one hatch for providing access to said interior of said housing; a plurality of removable bins carried in said interior of said housing, each compartment of said plurality of compartments corresponding to only one bin of said plurality of bins; means mounted to said exterior of said housing for moving said container over said hatch and aligning said container therewith so that said container can be emptied into said hatch; means carried within said housing for distributing said wastes emptied through said hatch into said plurality of bins; and said housing having a plurality of openings for removing said plurality of removable bins from said interior of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for collecting wastes sorted by type, said apparatus for use with a waste container comprising a plurality of subcontainers, said subcontainers being separable from one other, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an interior, an exterior, and a plurality of hatches corresponding to said plurality of subcontainers for providing access to said interior of said housing; a plurality of removable bins carried in said interior of said housing for receiving said waste from said waste container; means mounted on said exterior of said housing for moving each of said plurality of subcontainers over said corresponding hatch so that each subcontainer can be emptied into said corresponding hatch; and said housing having a plurality of openings for removing said plurality of removable bins from said interior of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for collecting wastes sorted by type, said apparatus for use with a waste container comprising a plurality of subcontainers, said subcontainers being separable from one other, said apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an interior and a plurality of hatches corresponding to said plurality of subcontainers for providing access to said interior of said housing; a plurality of bins carried in said interior of said housing for receiving said waste from said waste container; means carried by said housing for moving each of said plurality of subcontainers over said corresponding hatch of said plurality of hatches so that each subcontainer can be emptied into said corresponding hatch; means carried within said housing for distributing waste emptied into said plurality of hatches to said plurality of bins; and means carried in each of said plurality of hatches for reducing the volume of said wastes so that said wastes are reduced in volume as they are being received into said plurality of bins. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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