Beverage Can Crusher

摘要

A free standing, portable and hand operated beverage can crushing apparatus to crush individual cans and allow them to drop into a storage container. Included is a rigid support frame that holds the angled crushing chamber where the cans are inserted. A lid is pivotally attached to the top of the support frame above the chamber. Attached to the lid is a ram that holds a roller head assembly that engages the can while the wheels on the roller head rotate across the end cap of the can as external force is continually applied to the lids extended lever arm in a downward motion causing the can to be crushed. The lever arm when raised slightly from the closed position will allow the crushed can to fall by gravity from the chamber into the receptacle that is capable of holding numerous cans.

主权项

1. A beverage can crusher comprising:
a support frame having a base, a plurality of rear vertical members, a plurality of angled front members and a plurality of horizontal beams. a means of adjoining said vertical members at right angles to said base, and adjoining said angled members to said base and to the vertical members near their top and adjoining said horizontal beams to said opposing vertical members, adjoining said horizontal beams to opposing angled members. a chamber that is slightly larger than the diameter of a beverage can, said chamber attached to the frame on a predetermined angle to hold the can prior to crushing, and with an opening in the front to receive cans, a cut-out in the front for entry of the ram roller head, said chamber having a slot down the top for receiving the ram and a discharge opening near the lower end for compacted cans to exit. a generally planar lid having a narrowed front end to form a lever arm that is used to transfer manual force, said lid pivotally attached at the rear and top of the support frame. a ram that is attached to the bottom of the lid. a ram roller head attached at the bottom of the ram, said ram roller head having an axel attached to the ram and wheels attached to said axel.