Patent ID: 9102467
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: B29C,B29L,B65B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A sealing mechanism for a waste storage container, the waste storage container having a body, a lid and a cartridge adapted to be positioned in the body, the cartridge having a continuous length of storage film therein, the storage film emanating through a gap of the cartridge and being folded down through a core opening in the core tube into an interior space of the body of the waste storage container, the sealing mechanism comprising: an actuator accessible from outside of the body; a gear assembly operably connected to said actuator; a motor engaged with said gear assembly for rotating the cartridge; a refill twister having a gripping surface that contacts a top of the cartridge for rotation thereof; a retaining assembly that holds stationary a dispensed portion of the storage film in the interior space of the body during a twist-closure operation; a plunger operably connected to said gear assembly; a mechanism that actuates said plunger upon completion of said twist-closure operation; and a revolution counting mechanism for counting a predetermined number of revolutions executed by said gear assembly, wherein actuation of said actuator causes said gear assembly to rotate said cartridge and twist the storage film during said twist-closure operation, and wherein said mechanism actuates said plunger to lower the storage film upon completion of said twist-closure operation.