Patent ID: 6065272
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65B,B65F

Abstract:
A device for wrapping waste resulting from human and animal medical care, as well as household waste, comprising:a housing having an upper part;a dispenser having a heat-sealable plastic sleeve forming a primary waste receptacle;a driving mechanism for driving said sleeve, said driving mechanism being disposed underneath said dispenser and comprising:at least two friction driving rollers rotating in opposite directions with respect to each other for driving said sleeves, each driving roller comprising a rigid axis of reduced diameter, said axis being coated with a layer of a material with high elastic deformation, said layer having a larger thickness;means for applying said rollers on said sleeve with pressure, whereby said contact pressure is maintained when waste within the sleeve passes between said rollers,means for rotating said rollers with a given number of rotations; andheat sealing pliers for welding said sleeve on a given length and for cutting said sleeve in said welded length whereby the portion of sleeve with the waste tightly contained therein is separated from the rest of the sleeve.