Refuse storage apparatus with sealer for sealing pliable bag top

Claim 1

Refuse storage apparatus comprising: a sink having an opening and an indented portion adjacent said opening having a plurality of drain holes therein; a frame mounted to said sink beneath said opening and said indented portion to form a recess with a first section under said opening for receiving a pliable bag having a top and bottom with an opening at the top thereof and a drain hole at the bottom thereof, the top of said bag being supported by the edge of said opening so that refuse passing through said opening is received within said bag, and a second section under said indented portion having an opening adapted for connection to a drain hose so that liquid passing through said drain holes passes through said opening in said second section, said frame having a plate between said two sections with a perforation in the bottom thereof and the bottom of said frame being inclined so that liquid flows through said perforation to said opening in said second section; first electric heater means mounted on said frame adjacent an upper portion of said bag and first movable pressing means for pressing said upper portion into contact with said first heater means for sealing said upper portion of said bag; a trapezoidal-shaped flexible block mounted on said frame adjacent said bag for movement toward and away from said bag and for compacting refuse in said bag when movably advanced against said bag and pushing said refuse toward said bottom portion; and second electric heating means mounted on said frame adjacent said bottom portion of said bag and second movable pressing means for pressing said lower portion into contact with said second heater means for sealing said drain hole.