Presses – Automatic or material triggered control – Of actuating means
Patent
1996-01-26
1998-02-03
Gerrity, Stephen F.
Presses
Automatic or material triggered control
Of actuating means
100102, 100137, 100229A, 100233, B30B 900
Patent
active
057132704
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for collecting and compacting articles, such as hospital scrub garments. Included is a cabinet assembly, having user and operator accessible doors; collection bags and support associate with the cabinet; a control assembly including a microprocessor and receiver board capable of recognizing an authorized user and permit him or her access to the apparatus, and optionally a video monitoring system; a drive assembly comprising a drive motor, arm linkage, drive chain and sprockets; a pair of sweeping arms operable by the drive assembly and which cooperate with a pair of packing arm assemblies. The sweeping arms urge garments deposited by authorized users downward and to the side in the cabinet and the packing arm cooperates to compact garments which have dropped into the collection bags. A method is disclosed for selectively identifying and permitting user access to the apparatus and for automatically processing received garments into a compacted condition in the collection bags.
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Broom Ward Pafford
Fitzgerald Robert Matthew
Gresens Eugene O.
Gerrity Stephen F.
Innovative Product Achievements, Inc.
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