Presses – Reciprocating press construction – With mechanical force multiplier
Patent
1976-04-23
1978-05-09
Feldman, Peter
Presses
Reciprocating press construction
With mechanical force multiplier
100DIG2, 100295, 100293, B30B 102
Patent
active
040880729
ABSTRACT:
A can crusher, particularly suited to reducing cans or similar containers to a compact form by crushing the containers between a pair of opposed jaws. The crusher consists of a track which serves as a base for the crusher and a trolley which is attached to and slides along the track. A first plate transversely attached to the track forms the lower jaw. A second plate is attached to the trolley in juxtaposition with the lower jaw to form an upper jaw. A lower pair of parallel lever arms are pivotally attached at their lower ends to opposite sides of the lower jaw. An upper pair of parallel lever arms are each pivotally attached at a midpoint to the opposite sides of the upper jaw and pivotally attached at their lower ends to the upper ends of the corresponding lower pair of lever arms. A handle is attached to the upper end of the upper pair of lever arms to serve as an operating grip. A can is inserted between the jaws and the handle moved from a raised position, which causes the jaws to open widely, downward through an approximately 180.degree. arc toward the lower jaw to bring the jaws together crushing the can. The faces of the jaws may contain bosses which serve to promote the buckling of the can surfaces.
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Deits David H.
Feldman Peter
Kessler Kenneth S.
Mattern Jr. Roy E.
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