IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0563531
(1995-11-06)
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우선권정보 |
CA-2154225 (1995-07-19) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- Emmerson Dana (Windmill Place No. 2
- 900 Windmill Road
- Suite 117 Dartmouth
- Nova Scotia CAX B3B 1P7 )
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
8 인용 특허 :
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초록
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Apparatus is provided herein for disposing of light bulbs, e.g., fluorescent bulbs. The apparatus includes an open-topped cylindrical container covered by a removable lid. A hollow cylindrical light bulb feed chute is perpendicularly attached to, and extends through the lid along the central longitu
Apparatus is provided herein for disposing of light bulbs, e.g., fluorescent bulbs. The apparatus includes an open-topped cylindrical container covered by a removable lid. A hollow cylindrical light bulb feed chute is perpendicularly attached to, and extends through the lid along the central longitudinal axis of the lid and has an inlet opening which is and an outlet opening disposed below the lower surface of the lid. An electric motor is mounted upon the upper surface of the lid and has a downwardly-extending rotatable shaft, projecting through the lid and terminating below the lower surface of the lid. An “on-off”electrical switch operates the electric motor. Inventive structure is provided for pulverizing a light bulb, e.g., a fluorescent tube, as it emerges from the outlet opening of the feed chute. That structure comprises a hub at the terminal end of the shaft. At least two equiangularly-disposed, multi-stranded, braided, wire cables are secured to the clamp. Each multi-stranded, braided, wire cable is provided with a terminal weight. When the shaft is rotating, each multi-stranded, braided, wire cable extends by centrifugal force across the outlet opening of the chute into the path of the bulb and strikes the hollow cylindrical light bulb at right angles to the direction of feeding of the hollow cylindrical light bulb as the shaft rotates. The cables pulverize the bulb by the combined initial breaking and subsequent abrasive action of the multi-stranded, braided, wire cables.
대표청구항
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Apparatus for disposing of elongated cylindrical fluorescent light bulbs, comprising: (a) an open-topped container of circular cylindrical cross-section; (b) a substantially-flat lid adapted removably to mate with, and to cover, the top of said container, said lid having an upper surface, and a lowe
Apparatus for disposing of elongated cylindrical fluorescent light bulbs, comprising: (a) an open-topped container of circular cylindrical cross-section; (b) a substantially-flat lid adapted removably to mate with, and to cover, the top of said container, said lid having an upper surface, and a lower surface which is adapted to be directed toward said container; (c) a hollow cylindrical light bulb feed chute which is disposed along the central longitudinal axis of said lid and which extends through said lid and which is attached thereto, said feed chute having an inlet opening which is disposed above the upper surface of said lid and an outlet opening which is disposed below the lower surface of said lid, the inside diameter of said hollow cylindrical chute being adapted closely to accommodate said cylindrical fluorescent tube, said feed chute extending perpendicularly through said lid; (d) an electric motor which is mounted upon the upper surface of said lid and which is clamped thereto, said motor having a downwardly-extending rotatable shaft, which projects through said lid and which terminates below the lower surface of said lid; (e) on-off electrical switch means operatively associated with said electric motor; and (f) means for pulverizing said cylindrical light bulb, as it emerges from the cutlet opening of said hollow cylindrical feed chute, said means comprising a hub at the terminal end of said shaft, and at least two equiangularly-disposed, rough multi-stranded, braided, wire cables secured to said hub, each said multi-stranded, braided, wire cable being provided with a terminal weight; whereby, when said shaft is rotating, each said rough multi-stranded, braided, wire cable extends by centrifugal force across the outlet opening of said hollow cylindrical chute, thereby to pulverize said bulb by first breaking the hollow cylindrical light bulb into small particles and then grinding the small particles by abrasion against the rough surface of each multi-stranded, braided wire cable, thereby simultaneously generating a pressure ambient to prevent undesirable backup into the inlet of said hollow cylindrical chute, each of said multi-stranded braided wire cables striking said hollow cylindrical light bulb at an angle to the direction of feeding of the light bulb, in turn, as said shaft rotates.
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