Patent ID: 8453564
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B30B

Abstract:
1. A container crusher for manually crushing containers, said container crusher comprising: first and second mounting brackets; a fixed platen fastened to said first and second mounting brackets via a first set of clip angles; a pair of upper links attached to said first and second mounting brackets via a first and a second pivot, respectively; a pair of curvilinear lower links each attached to said first and second mounting brackets, respectively; a moving platen attached to said lower links via a second set of clip angles; a pair of handle bars each having an integral toggle link pivotally attached to one of said upper links via a third and a fourth pivot, respectively, and to one of said lower links via a fifth and a sixth pivot, respectively; said pair of curvilinear lower links each attached to said first and second mounting brackets via a seventh and an eighth pivot, respectively; and, a handle attached to said handle bars; wherein movement of said handle between upward and downward positions locates said moving platen away and toward said fixed platen respectively.