Outdoors refuse-receiving system

Details Outdoors refuse-receiving system Outdoors refuse-receiving system

1974-02-19

1976-08-31

Blunk, Evon C.

Cutlery

193 33, B65G 5346

Patent

active

039777294

ABSTRACT:
The invention refers to an outdoor refuse-receiving system comprising an underground suction conveying conduit connected to and forming part of a suction-operated refuse collecting system and a plurality of mutually spaced refuse-receiving chutes at least some of which are self-contained posts accessible from public walking areas and which at the lower ends each are in refuse transferring communication with said conveying conduit, each such post being a hollow column provided at the upper end with sluice-like refuse-inserting means.
The invention also refers to a sluice-like refuse-inserting means for attachment to the upper end of a chute forming part of a suction-operated refuse collecting system, said refuse-inserting means comprising: a housing having an inserting opening and, on a lower level, a discharge opening adapted to communicate with the upper end of a chute; an adjustable element bounding a refuse receiving cavity; and means for adjusting said element alternatively in a position in which said cavity is accessible from the environment through said inserting opening and closed at said discharge opening and a position in which said cavity is inaccessible from the environment through said inserting opening and open at said discharge opening.

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