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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 20, 1982
Bruce H DeWoolfson, Arlington, VA (US);
Stanley Flowers, W. Milton, OH (US);
Robert F Freund, Centerville, OH (US);
Environmental Products Corporation, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for collection of aluminum containers and for dispensing payment therefor, including an exterior housing having an access port therein; a container access area sized to accommodate both crushed and non-crushed containers; an aluminum detector for determining whether a container offered by a customer is substantially aluminum, independent of the configuration of the container; a movable shelf responsive to the aluminum detector for accepting a container identified by the aluminum detector as being substantially aluminum; coin-dispensing structure for dispensing payment for containers accepted; a piston-actuated crusher for crushing the containers, the shelf being horizontally mounted on the piston; and a bag for storing the crushed containers.