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Looks like a conventional kitchen pedestal bin.
However, the smooth plastic liner tapers slightly, being somewhat narrower at the top than the bottom.
Pressing the pedal opens the lid to allow waste to be deposited.
When the lid is closed, a second pedal can be pressed which triggers the "flushing"
cycle. The lid is clamped into place; the hatch which forms the bottom of the bin swings down, and a powerful blast of air drives the contents down into a tube below and conveys them to the outside of the property where a receiving unit dumps them into a container for storage until collection.
The base hatch then closes, latches and seals, an a fine spray of perfumed disinfectant washes down the interior of the bin, draining out through a pipe to a holding tank for re-use. The holding tank is periodically automatically flushed and refilled with fresh water and chemicals.
The lid then unlatches ready for the next items of waste.
Garbage-o-way™
Garbage-o-way_99
Prior Art [8th of 7, Sep 24 2011]
Coffman engine starter
http://en.wikipedia...fman_engine_starter
Aviation and pyrotechnics, combined together in one beautiful package. [8th of 7, Sep 25 2011]
EMERGENCY UNBLOCK (1:30)
http://www.youtube....g64&feature=related
[mouseposture, Sep 25 2011]
my take
ice_20cannon
foomp [nomocrow, Sep 27 2011]
[link]
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Here, kitty kitty kitty... [+] |
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I wonder if stray dogs would come to associate the flushing sound with possible new tidbits. I hope your external hopper is protected. |
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So you want to clean your garbage then? |
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Given that kitchen waste contains a bigger variety of
shapes and hardnesses than typically makes its way into
the loo pipes, wouldn't this run the risk of seriously
hard to unclog clogs? |
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^ it doesn't send trash down the regular plumbing, it gets shot through a tube to the dumpster outside. |
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So the tube to the dumpster is clog-proof? Especially
when filled with milk cartons, coffee cans, cardboard
boxes? |
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Yes. It's a large diameter tube (slightly larger than the top aperture of the bin), with PTFE-coated walls, and both the air pressure and volume are enough to drive any item of waste through at very high velocity. |
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As long as the air pressure is enough to force it out
the end of the chute and into the bin with an
explosive p-p-p-pROP!, then [+]. |
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The DeLuxe version has an additional control panel from which the "EMERGENCY UNBLOCK" function can be accessed. Activating this feature initiates a substantial cartridge charge of propellant in the manner of a Coffman starter, instantly clearing any blockages from the disposal tube pipework*. |
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*The eardrum-rupturing shock wave and the fifteen metre flame tail from the end of the tube may not be acceptable in all jurisdictions. Please check your local bye-laws before entering the enabling code, turning the two keys simultaneously, lifting the switch covers and pressing both red buttons simultaneously. You then have 10 minutes to evacuate the premises before firing. When the countdown goes below 10 seconds the ABORT button is locked out and the firing sequence will run to completion; may the Lord have mercy on your soul (if any). |
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//additional control panel from which the
"EMERGENCY UNBLOCK" function can be
accessed.//
I suggest something like <link> |
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//The lid then unlatches ready for the next items of waste.// |
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Surprised this didn't say |"next victim", but there you go. |
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I think it's an idea of genius. I think it's cos most inventors are guys, and guys didn't tend to do to much housework. So, something with the intricacy of a carburettor got made, but the house is still not self-cleaning...pain in the bottom. |
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Well, there probably aren't many women who would think
of incorporating a Coffman Starter* into a waste
receptacle, and fewer still who would actually try it, so
that supports your theory. |
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