Patent ID: 8418607

Claim:
A waste compaction and lifting gate mechanism comprises, an external body; a waste receptacle; a compacting mechanism; the external body comprises a tray holder, linear guide rails, leveling feet, a compactor enclosure, and a front door; the compactor enclosure comprises side walls, a top wall, a rear wall, and a bottom wall; the rear wall having a top end, a bottom end, a right side, and a left side; the side walls being connected to the right side and the left side in perpendicular relationship to the rear wall; the top wall being connected to the side walls and the rear wall on the top end; the bottom wall being connected to the side walls and the rear wall on the bottom end; the top wall, the bottom wall, the side walls, and the rear wall defining a waste chamber; the front door being jointly attached to the side walls; the tray holder overlapping the top wall; the compacting mechanism comprises a platen, an upper linear actuator bracket, an upper arms bracket, a middle bar, a linear actuator screw nut, a compact linear actuator, a linear actuator screw, a linear actuator screw assembly, upper arms, and lower arms; and the platen comprises a mechanism chamber, a lower plate, upper platen blocks, lower arm blocks, platen linear guide bearings, and L-shaped connectors.