Press for refuse material - consists of hand-operated lever with compressor plate, passing through opening in refuse collection container

摘要

The press is for refuse, which is collected in a container (14) with an opening (16). A press plate (22) is introduced into the container, and the plate extends mainly in the plane defined by the opening, or parallel to it. It is movable mainly vertically w.r.t. that opening, by a lever assembly (26). The lever assembly contains an actuating lever (28), which is pivoted in a plane parallel to the one defined by the container opening. ADVANTAGE - Easy to use, reliable, cheap, can be used in single households or blocks of flats, etc.