Container collection apparatus with piston-actuated crusher

Details Container collection apparatus with piston-actuated crusher Container collection apparatus with piston-actuated crusher

1982-04-20

1984-09-04

Tollberg, Stanley H.

Check-actuated control mechanisms

Including noncontacting, relatively movable parts connected...

100 53, G07F 706

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ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for collection of aluminum containers and for dispensing payment therefor, including an exterior housing having an access port therein; a container access area sized to accommodate both crushed and non-crushed containers; an aluminum detector for determining whether a container offered by a customer is substantially aluminum, independent of the configuration of the container; a movable shelf responsive to the aluminum detector for accepting a container identified by the aluminum detector as being substantially aluminum; coin-dispensing structure for dispensing payment for containers accepted; a piston-actuated crusher for crushing the containers, the shelf being horizontally mounted on the piston; and a bag for storing the crushed containers.

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