Patent ID: 8528474

Claim:
A recycling and accessory storage apparatus for crushing items and storing accessory devices, the storage apparatus comprising: a housing defining an internal space therein and including side walls, a front wall panel, a base member forming a processing path for an item to be crushed, and a floor together forming the internal space therebetween, the housing having apertures therein, at least one of the apertures including a recess to allow storage of an accessory therein and at least one other aperture including a recess and crushing means configured to allow the item to be inserted, then crushed and ejected out of the storage apparatus, the crushing means including opposing lever means having ends forming a crushing throat space at one end adapted to accept the item to be crushed, one lever means being stationary and the other lever means being rotatable to abut the item to be crushed against the stationary lever means to cause crushing, wherein the base member includes an aperture through which the stationary lever means extends, the stationary lever means being held down by the floor to enable the stationary lever means to be stationary.