Patent ID: 7503159
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: B65B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A waste disposal device, comprising: a container defined by a circumferential wall having an outer surface; an actuation mechanism capable of moving from a first position to a second position, and being accessible through said outer surface of said container; a cartridge having a pinion that operatively interacts with said actuation mechanism through said container so that when said actuation mechanism is moved in respect to said first and second position said cartridge is rotated and said container is stationary, said cartridge having a continuous length of storage film therein, wherein said actuation mechanism rotates said cartridge in only one direction causing said storage film to seal; wherein said actuation mechanism comprises a rack having a plurality of protrusions adjacent one another along a horizontal plane to operatively engage said pinion of said cartridge, and wherein said rack engages said pinion of said cartridge to rotate said pinion and said cartridge when said rack moves linearly.