Can crushing machine

Details Can crushing machine Can crushing machine

1990-08-16

1992-03-10

Hornsby, Harvey C.

Presses

Portable receptacle lid applying

With gathering of contents

100 91, 100137, 100215, 100902, B30B 932, B30B 1514, B30B 1530

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050941577

ABSTRACT:
A can crushing machine comprising a first crusher device (14, 15) for crushing a can (2) from a side of the can (2) such that a first side (2a) of the can (2) is forced towards a second side (2b) of the can (2) and such that ends (2c, 2d) of the can (2) are caused to pivot inwardly towards each other and towards the second side (2b), a second crusher device (10) for acting on the pivoted ends (2c, 2d) of the can (b 2) to further crush the can (2), a magnetic separator (45, 46, 39) for holding steel based cans but not aluminium based cans whereby the magnetic separator (45, 46, 39) is able to separate steel based cans from the aluminium based cans during use of the can crushing machine, and an adjuster device (70, 89) for moving all cans placed in the can crushing machine against a stop member (93).

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