Mobile compacting unit

Claim 2

A mobile unit for compacting trash or other similar materials, comprising: a supporting bed having forward and rear ends; ground engaging wheels coupled with said supporting bed to enable said bed to be rolled along the ground; compacting means mounted on said supporting bed adjacent the rear end thereof; said compacting means including: a trash receiving chamber means for introducing trash into said chamber, means for compacting the trash introduced into said chamber to form a compressed bale; and discharge means for ejecting the compressed bale forwardly from said compacting means; conveying means which receives an ejected bale from said compacting means and which conveys said ejected bale to a forward storage position; and said conveying means including a movable suspension mechanism disposed above said supporting bed and a suspended bale receiving member adapted to receive the ejected bale from said compacting means.

Claim 3

A mobile unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said compacting means includes means for tying said compressed bale.

Claim 4

A mobile unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said compacting means includes a pivotable base wall and wherein said discharge means includes power means for pivoting said base wall to eject a bale resting thereon.

Claim 5

A mobile unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said suspension mechanism is movable both longitudinally and laterally of said unit.

Claim 6

A movable unit as defined in claim 4 wherein said suspended bale receiving member has an end portion engageable With a guide whereby said member can be moved to an angularly disposed position to facilitate discharging bales from said unit.

Claim 7

A mobile unit as defined in claim 5 wherein said bale receiving member includes a plurality of rollers which facilitate movement of bales therealong.

Claim 8

A mobile comprising unit for trash or the like, comprising: a vehicular trailer having ground engaging wheels and a supporting bed; said trailer further including sidewalls and a top wall which form a compartment within said trailer; compacting means mounted on said trailer within said compartment; said compacting means including: means defining a trash receiving chamber; access door means for supplying trash to said chamber; ram means for compacting trash within said chamber into a bale; binding means for binding said bale while it remains in said chamber; discharge door means which, when opened, enables a bound bale to be discharged from said chamber; and ejecting means for ejecting a bound bale through said discharge door; conveying means supported within said trailer to receive an ejected bound bale and to transport the same to a storage position within said compartment remote from said compacting means; said conveying means comprising: carriage means movable longitudinally through said compartment; lifting and lowering means carried by said carriage means and movable laterally of said compartment; platform means supported by said lifting and lowering means; and said platform means normally receiving an ejected bound bale from said compacting means; said trailer including a storage area at least at the forward end of said compartment; and said conveying means being operative to transfer ejected bound bales to said storage area.

Claim 9

A mobile comprising unit for trash or the like, comprising: a vehicular trailer having ground engaging wheels and a supporting bed; said trailer further including sidewalls and a top wall which form a compartment within said trailer; compacting means mounted on said trailer within said compartment; said compacting means including: means defining a trash receiving chamber; access door means for supplying trash to said chamber; ram means for compacting trash within said chamber into a bale; binding means for binding said bale while it remains in said chamber; discharge door means which, when opened, enables a bound bale to be discharged from said chamber; and ejecting means for ejecting a bound bale through said discharge door; conveying means supported within said trailer to receive an ejected bound bale and to transport the same to a storage position within said compartment remote from said compacting means; said conveying means comprising: carriage means movable longitudinally through said compartment; lifting and lowering means carried by said carriage means and movable laterally of said compartment; platform means supported by said lifting and lowering means; and said platform means normally receiving an ejected bound bale from said compacting means; said trailer including a storage area at least at the forward end of said compartment; and said conveying means being operative to transfer ejected bound bales to said storage area.

Claim 10

A mobile compacting unit as defined in claim 7 wherein at least one of said sidewalls is provided with a door and wherein, when said door is opened, said platform means can be aligned with the opening and angularly disposed thereto to act as a slide conveyor for delivering bales from said storage area.

Claim 11

A mobile compacting unit as defined in claim 8 wherein said platform means includes a plurality of rollers to facilitate bale movement thereon.

Claim 12

A mobile compacting unit as defined in claim 7 wherein tandem compacting means are provided in side-by-side relation at the rear of said compartment.

Claim 13

A mobile compacting unit as defined in claim 7 further including means for mounting rigid upstanding supports in said storage area to enable said bales to be stored in stacked relation.