Patent ID: 7395757

Claim:
An apparatus for compacting crushable items comprising a main body portion for receiving said crushable items said main body portion further comprising a base; one or more sidewalls that in combination create a front portion, a rear portion and side portions extending upward from said base portion and creating an empty interior portion; a first channel running down the face of said front portion; and a second channel running down the face of said rear portion; a first planar surface having a top portion and a bottom portion situated above said base in said interior portion of said main body portion; a first multiplicity of ridges extending upward from said top portion of said first planar surface; a lid connected to said rear portion of said main body portion through one or more hinges, said lid having a top portion and a bottom portion; one or more latches extending downward from said bottom portion of said lid; a handle that is releasably attached to said bottom portion of said lid through said latches; a second planar surface having a top portion and a bottom portion situated substantially parallel to said lid and attached to said handle; a second multiplicity of ridges extending downward from said second planar surface, said second multiplicity of ridges fitting like a zipper when pressed against said first multiplicity of ridges; and a locking mechanism connected to said handle positioned on said rear portion of said main body portion.