Patent ID: 6305278
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B30B

Abstract:
A portable refuse compactor for compacting refuse within a trash bin which comprises:a mobile compression frame including a base having a trash bin bottom engagement surface, the frame including at least one wheel attached to the frame, the trash bin bottom engagement surface removably insertable under the trash bin;an upright attached at and extending upward from the base;a compacting lever pivotally attached along the upright between proximal and distal ends of the compacting lever;a compacting platen connected to the distal end of the compacting lever such that the compacting platen is positioned above, and moveable with respect to, the trash bin bottom engagement surface; anda force generator pivotally attached to the upright and the proximal end of the compacting lever for displacing the compacting lever and the platen through a downward arc toward the bin bottom engagement surface.