(19)
(11) EP 0 322 492 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.02.1990 Bulletin 1990/07

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.07.1989 Bulletin 1989/27

(21) Application number: 87311551.3

(22) Date of filing: 31.12.1987
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: B30B 9/30
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

(71) Applicant: Aero-design Technology, Inc.
Valencia California 91355 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Durbin, James L.
    Valencia California 91355 (US)
  • Clemens, Robert M.
    Newhall California 91351 (US)

(74) Representative: Mayes, Stuart David et al
BOULT, WADE & TENNANT 27 Furnival Street
London, EC4A 1PQ
London, EC4A 1PQ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Aircraft trash compactor


    (57) An aircraft trash compactor having an elongated inner chamber (15) which is separated into front and rear chamber sections (21, 24) by means of a movable door or wall (25) disposed transversely across the width of the chamber. The movable door or wall (25) supports the rear panel (26) of the trash container (22) in the front chamber section (21) during the compaction of trash therein and may be moved to an out-of-the-way position to allow the filled trash container (22) to be moved into the rear chamber section (24) for storage or disposal. The filled trash container (22) in the rear chamber section (24) supports the rear panel of a trash container in the front chamber section during the compaction of trash therein.







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