Patent ID: 9067245
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B07C,B65F,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A waste collection system to identify and classify waste materials into a plurality of pre-established categories and to sort into and collect the waste materials by the plurality of the pre-established categories for subsequent disposal, said waste collection system comprising a cabinet including an access opening to house a plurality of collection bins or containers corresponding to said plurality of pre-established categories of waste materials to receive and collect the waste materials by the corresponding pre-established category, a waste sorting assembly to selectively direct the waste materials into said collection bin or container corresponding to the particular category of waste material, and a system control to identify and classify waste materials into one of the plurality of pre-established categories and to direct the categorized waste material into said corresponding collection bin or container for subsequent disposal, said waste sorting assembly comprising a first waste sorting subassembly to direct categorized waste material to a first collection bin or container and a second waste sorting subassembly to direct categorized waste material to a second collection bin or container, said first waste sorting subassembly comprising a first directional chute movable between a first position and a second position by a first chute positioning device and said second waste sorting subassembly comprises a second directional chute movable between a first position and second position by a second chute positioning device, said first directional chute of said first sorting subassembly comprising a trough-like chute panel that when in said first position to cover said access opening rotatably coupled to said cabinet and said second directional chute of said second sorting subassembly comprises a substantially flat chute panel including a front portion, a diagonally inclined or disposed front chute panel forming an angle of greater than 90° extending forwardly from said front portion of said substantially flat chute panel, a pair of chute side walls extending upwardly from said substantially flat chute panel and an open rear portion rotatably coupled to opposite sides of said cabinet.