Patents Assigned to Environmental Disposal Concepts Incorporated
  • Patent number: 5769336
    Abstract: A portable unitary apparatus is provided herein for disposing of hazardous light bulbs, e.g., fluorescent bulbs. The apparatus includes an open-topped, multi-compartmented container of circular cylindrical cross-section, having three compartments and a hinged covering lid. The lower surface of the lid is connected to a reduction chamber, having an axial inlet means for a bulb to be pulverized and an axial outlet leading directly to the collection compartment. A rigid unitary pulverizing blade is secured to the drive shaft of an electric motor. A light bulb feed chute extends through the lid, and extends from above the lid to the reduction chamber. A disposable pulverized light bulb collection bag is selectively-disposed within the collection compartment in air-sealed relationship to the axial outlet means of the reduction chamber. A vacuum motor is operatively-disposed within the lower exhaust chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Environmental Disposal Concepts Incorporated
    Inventor: Dana Emmerson