Abstract: An instant hot water dispenser system utilizes the same spout to dispense instant hot water as is used to dispense water from the plumbing system of the building and mixtures thereof. The instant hot water dispenser utilizes a small electrically heated hot water tank located adjacent to the faucet and includes a faucet spout having an inside passage for dispensing instant hot water and an outer passage for dispensing plumbing system water. The outer water passage provides an insulating water jacket surrounding the instant hot water passage to prevent high temperatures of the spout surface and eliminate the possibility of burns to the user. Various valving arrangements are disclosed to dispense through the spout plumbing system water only, instant hot water only, a mixture of instant hot water and plumbing system water, etc.

Abstract: A trash compactor with a housing having a head space at its top, a trash container at its bottom and a trash loading space between the head space and the trash container, a trash loading port in the side of the housing aligned with the trash loading space, a pressure platen and a lazy tong or scissors extension linkage mounted at the top of the housing and operable to move the platen between one or more advanced positions in which the extension linkage spans across the trash loading space and the platen is imposing compacting pressure on trash within the container, and a retracted position in which the extension linkage and platen are withdrawn into said head space, thus leaving the intervening trash loading space open for loading trash into the container through said loading port and without having to withdraw the container from the housing for loading purposes.