Patent ID: 7594376

Claim:
A receptacle, comprising: a container comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, a side portion encompassing a void, a lid attached to said top portion of the container; a cassette comprising a rigid body formed by a tubular core defining a first space, said tubular core open at top and bottom, a surrounding casing wall positioned to provide a second space between said tubular core and said casing wall and a base wall joining a lower end of said surrounding casing wall to a lower end of said tubular core, a length of flexible tubing packed in said second space; one or more support member(s) projecting from said side portion of said container configured to retain said cassette between said top portion and said bottom portion of said container and permitting communication of said flexible tubing from said cassette to said bottom portion of said container, said cassette being rotatable, said support member comprising a flange structurally configured to allow said cassette to be rotated; a tube sealing mechanism operably configured to engage with said cassette to form and seal a packet of material in said flexible tubing by rotating said cassette; a drive plate mounted on said cassette; a drive gear operably engaged with said drive plate; a motor mounted to said container and having an output shaft that rotates said drive gear when said motor is activated; and a timing circuit activating said motor to rotate said cassette at a predetermined amount of time or a predetermined number of times, wherein said lid comprises an apparatus for actuating said tube sealing mechanism.