Under bar counter bottle crusher

摘要

My invention relates to a method of crushing bottles under a standard bar counter to reduce the volume of waste produced and to increase space behind the bar. The under bar counter bottle crusher is designed to fit under a standard bar counter and is of a similar size to a standard bar fridge. Bottles are fed into a flap (22) on the front of the machine. The bottles then fall through a plastic shoot (18) which brings the bottles to a crushing chamber. The bottles are crushed by rotating hammers (10). The crushed cullet then falls into a plastic bin (7) which is on a hinged plate (6). When this plate reaches a set weight the plate will compress a set of springs to press a switch which locks the inlet flap (22) of the machine. Another feature is that the inlet flap (22) of the machine when opened. If the flap of the machine is not opened for period of time the machine will automatically go into stand-by, saving energy. If the machine door (20) is opened the machine will shut down.