Patent ID: 6523766
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: A61J,B02C,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a housing; an opening in the housing for receiving an object; a bag dispensing system for storing and supplying a bag, wherein the bag includes a bag opening and a gas vent; a delivery system connecting the opening in the housing with the bag opening for transporting the object from the opening in the housing through the bag opening into the bag; a bag closing system for sealing the bag opening, wherein the object is trapped within the bag; a crushing system for pulverizing the object within the bag; a discharge system for carrying the bag from the bag crushing system to an exit port in the housing; a control system for starting and stopping the bag dispensing system, the bag closing system, the bag crushing system, and the bag dispensing system; and a power supply for supplying power to the apparatus.