David Andrew Day

US Patent:

39424308, Mar 9, 1976

Filed:

Jun 10, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/477787

Inventors:

David Roger Day - Madison Heights MI
Lucian Grant McElroy - Lapeer MI

International Classification:

B30B 1522

US Classification:

100 52

Abstract:

A compactor assembly for compacting matter including a housing, a compactor plate within the housing movable between a retracted position and a compacting region for compacting matter wherein the compactor plate is inclined with respect to the path of motion in the retracted position and moves toward the perpendicular with respect thereto in the compacting region, the compactor plate including collapsible means for permitting collapse thereof as it approaches the perpendicular. In one preferred embodiment, the compactor plate includes stapling means for stapling adjacent layers of matter together during the compaction process wherein the stapling means includes a plurality of movable teeth.