Method and device for smashing aluminum cans

Details Method and device for smashing aluminum cans Method and device for smashing aluminum cans

1999-02-18

1999-12-14

Gerrity, Stephen F.

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Methods

100210, 100211, 100902, 206427, 206446, D15123, B30B 932

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060003243

ABSTRACT:
A device for smashing empty aluminum cans that provides for holding the cans horizontally on the ground while an automobile runs over the cans in order to smash the cans into a flattened configuration for recycling. The device is comprised of a long, narrow backing and a flexible member that is secured to a top surface of the backing. The flexible member is formed into a series of parallel curved flaps for removably holding the cans across the width of the backing and in the path of travel of the automobile. The flexible flaps are resilient and they return to their original configuration after the automobile has run over the device, allowing the smashed cans to be removed from the device and the device to be reused.

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