摘要 |
A trash compacting apparatus including a first chamber, a second chamber communicating with a top opening in the first chamber, a third chamber communicating with a side opening in the first chamber, a carriage assembly movable horizontally through the first chamber between first and second positions, a compaction platen for compressing trash delivered to the second chamber against the top of the carriage assembly when the carriage assembly is in the first position, and a scraping element arranged at the intersection of the first and second chambers for scraping trash off the top of the carriage into the first chamber when the carriage assembly moves from the first position to the second position, whereby trash in the first chamber is compacted into the third chamber when the carriage assembly moves from the second position to the first position.
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