Bradley M Fimrite

US Patent:

20070062605, Mar 22, 2007

Filed:

Sep 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/228082

Inventors:

Wayne Wilson - Billings MT, US
Bradley Fimrite - Billings MT, US
James Schmid - Billings MT, US

International Classification:

B65B 1/04

US Classification:

141231000

Abstract:

A propane bottle recycler comprising a bottle station, first and second propane collection tank, compressor, liquid propane storage tank, bottle crusher, and crushed bottle storage compartment. The bottle station comprises a bottle manifold and bottle station frame, and the bottle manifold is pivotally connected to the bottle station frame. Propane bottles are placed in receiving cavities in the bottle manifold and held in place with cam levers, and the bottle manifold is raised to a vertical position. The propane drains out of the propane bottles, through propane hoses into a propane manifold, into the first and second collection tanks, and to a compressor, which repressurizes the propane. The propane is then stored in a liquid propane storage tank. The used propane bottles are crushed by the bottle crusher and stored in the crushed bottle storage compartment.