Patent ID: 8997643
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: B30B

Abstract:
1. A waste containment apparatus comprising: an enclosure, said enclosure having a bottom wall, a front wall, a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a top wall; said front wall, rear wall, first side wall and second side wall are arranged about said bottom wall and stand upwardly therefrom, said five walls collectively having an open-topped box form; said rear wall, front wall, first side wall and second side wall each have an upper margin; said upper margins of said front wall, rear wall, first side wall and second side wall cooperably defining a first opening; said first opening having a bin lid opening sill, and a bin lid opening sill height; said enclosure including an hinged top wall, said top wall being movable between open and closed positions to govern egress of waste from said enclosure when said enclosure is upended; in said closed position said top wall being mated with said upper margins of said front wall, said rear wall, said first side wall and said second side wall, thereby closing said first opening; said top wall being hingedly mounted along one of said enclosure having external lifting fittings permitting a waste collection truck to lift, tip and empty said waste containment apparatus; said external lifting fittings include a first lifting fitting mounted to said first side wall, and a second lifting fitting mounted to said second side wall; said external lifting fittings being guides for a pair of forks of the waste collection truck; a compactor, said compactor including a motor and a compactor head driven by said motor; said compactor being mounted to said enclosure within said box form; said enclosure defining a storage accommodation for compacted waste; said compactor being operable at least partially to compact waste introduced into said enclosure; said enclosure having a second opening defining a refuse entryway, said second opening defining an input threshold, at which a human user may introduce waste into said waste containment apparatus for compaction; and said input threshold having a lower height than said bin lid opening sill height.