Patent ID: 6675947
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: B07C,B30B,G07F,Y10S

Abstract:
A container compacting system comprising:a frame; a top plate assembly including a top plate operatively mounted on the frame and a cam operatively mounted to the frame for rotation about a cam axis; and a base plate assembly including a base plate and a cam follower operatively secured to the base plate to form at least a portion of a driving connection between the top plate and the base plate, the base plate being operatively pivotally mounted on the frame for movement with the cam follower, under driving influence of the cam, between a first orientation wherein the base plate is a first predetermined distance from the top plate so as to define an open container-receiving throat, and a second orientation wherein the base plate is a second lesser predetermined distance from the top plate so as to close the container-receiving throat.