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Apparatus is provided for evacuating and compacting filled aerosol cans. The cans are manually placed into a feed chute and sensing means are provided to confirm proper can orientation and to permit gravity feed of the can into a crushing mechanism. A hydraulic ram pushes the can against a stator pl

Apparatus is provided for evacuating and compacting filled aerosol cans. The cans are manually placed into a feed chute and sensing means are provided to confirm proper can orientation and to permit gravity feed of the can into a crushing mechanism. A hydraulic ram pushes the can against a stator plate. A punch reciprocates through an opening in the stator plate puncturing the bottom of the can so that the contents discharge into a receiver where the liquid contents are separated from the propellent and recovered. An air logic means controls the sequencing of the operative steps. The apparatus can be used in an explosive area.

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Apparatus for evacuating and compacting aerosol cans comprising: A. a feed chute; B. means connected to said feed chute to sense the orientation of a can and to feed properly oriented cans; C. a crushing mechanism connected to receive the cans from said feed chute; D. a hydraulic ram connected to sa

Apparatus for evacuating and compacting aerosol cans comprising: A. a feed chute; B. means connected to said feed chute to sense the orientation of a can and to feed properly oriented cans; C. a crushing mechanism connected to receive the cans from said feed chute; D. a hydraulic ram connected to said crushing mechanism and adapted to move to a first position where a can is evacuated and to a second position whereby a can is compacted; E. a puncturing means reciprocably connected to said crushing mechanism whereby in a first position a can may be loaded or removed and in a second position a can is punctured; F. air logic means connected to said feed chute, sensing means, hydraulic ram and puncturing means to control the sequence of operation; and G. means connected to said crushing mechanism to receive the contents evacuated from a can when punctured.