Patent ID: 6170240
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B65B,B65F

Abstract:
Apparatus for packaging waste in a series of packages formed in a continuous length of flexible tubing, said apparatus comprising:a container having a removable cover at one end and an access door at the other end, said removable cover having an opening covered by a hinged lid, said container including a support located within the container for supporting a core containing a supply of the flexible tubing;a twist member adapted to be coupled to said core and capable of twisting said flexible tubing to close a package;a plurality of retention springs spaced around said container for holding the package substantially stationary while said twist member is twisting the flexible tubing; anda latch mechanism for latching said hinged lid to said removable cover, said latch mechanism including a latch spring, a button coupled to said latch spring for operating said latch spring between a latching condition in which said latch spring latches said hinged lid to said removable cover and an unlatching condition in which said hinged lid is unlatched from said removable cover, and a lifting handle coupled to said hinged lid to facilitate pivoting of said hinged lid relative to said removable cover to an open position when said latch spring is in its unlatching condition.