Patent ID: 7950325
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: B30B

Abstract:
1. A side loading trash compactor, comprising: a frame defining a cavity; a receptacle for containing trash disposed within the frame; a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle; a first set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, the first set of linkages operating in a first plane normal to the axis of rotation of the first simple hinge joint; a second set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a third simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a fourth simple hinge joint, the second set of linkages operating in a second plane normal to the axis of rotation of the third simple hinge joint; and a drive mechanism configured to move a plate up and down,