| 摘要 |
<p>A compactor comprises a plurality of telescopic sections (5a, 5b, 5c), each of which has an upper flared peripheral edge (6), and one of which has a base, with a drive means operable upon said sections, said sections together cooperating to define a chamber of variable volume for receiving waste, the compactor (1) further comprises a means for supporting (7) a flexible receptacle (3) within said sections and closure means (8) for said sections to provide a closed volume, which closure means (8) is lockable in the closed position, whereby waste collected in the receptacle (3) is compactable by successive operational steps involving, locking of the closure means (8), driving of the sections (5a, 5b, 5c) to nest one within the next thereby enabling reduction of the volume of the sections confined between the base of said one section and the closure means (8), thus compacting the waste collected in the receptacle (3), the drive means being reversed whereby the volume is then increased to provide space above the compacted waste for further waste to be collected.</p> |
