Patent ID: 7490455
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: B30B,B65B,B65F

Abstract:
1. Collecting, compacting and bagging apparatus for waste material and comprising: a chassis supporting a chamber having open ends; a back cover oriented proximate a discharge end of the chamber for selectively closing said discharge end; a front compression plate operably attached for movement by a system of hydraulic cylinders; an accordion-like extendible tube surrounding a portion of the chamber proximate said discharge end; a clasping apparatus operably disposed for holding said tube proximate said discharge end of the chamber; a bag sealing apparatus operable to squeeze a portion of said tube when filled with waste to facilitate application of a sealing band thereto; and wherein said front compression plate comprises a lower semicircle member on which an upper semicircle member swings, the upper semicircle member being movable by a hydraulic cylinder so as to form a front opening to load the chamber.