Patent ID: 7267052

Claim:
A portable can crushing and pickup device comprising: a tubular housing having an open bottom and a sidewall on a first end; a rectangular opening formed in a bottom portion of the sidewall for allowing an aluminum can in an upright position to pass through; a knife-edged concave indent formed on a bottom edge of the housing, the knife-edged concave indent is positioned opposite to the rectangular opening, the knife-edged concave indent generally conforms to an arch section of a necked down portion of an aluminum can and may be lined with a friction material; a piece of rubber is positioned inside the housing and adjacent to the bottom edge of the housing, the piece of rubber is positioned on either side of the rectangular opening and running between the rectangular opening and the knife-edged concave indent; a sliding weight and a ram rod is movable inside the housing, the ram rod having one end attached to the sliding weight and an opposite end attached to a handle, the opposite end of the ram rod passes through a second end of the housing, the handle having a stop configured to stop the sliding weight just short of reaching the piece of rubber; and an ejector rod passes through an interior of the handle, the ram rod, and the weight, the ejector rod having one end positioned outside and on top of the handle for ejecting a crushed aluminum can from the housing, wherein a diameter of the housing at the first end is larger than a diameter of the housing at the second end.