	US 7,571,870 B2
	Apparatus, system, and method for condensing, separating and storing recyclable material
Jody Langston, Source Industries Inc., P.O. Box 2590, Yelm, Wash. 98597 (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/110,290.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/611661, filed on Sep. 21, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2006/0060586 A1, Mar. 23, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B02C 19/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 241—23 [241/25; 241/65; 241/37.5; 241/100; 241/101.1; 241/101.2; 100/315; 264/37.1; 209/630; 209/930]

14 Claims

1. An appliance for condensing, separating and storing recyclable materials, the apparatus comprising:

an enclosure configured to store recyclable materials;

at least one opening in the enclosure configured to receive an item made from a recyclable material;

a selection module configured to select a type of recyclable material;

at least one storage compartment within the enclosure, the at least one storage compartment configured to enable removal of stored recyclable materials;

at least one heating module configured to melt the recyclable material into a melted form;

a safety module comprising a timed lock to lock a cover in a closed position over the at least one opening when the at least one heating module is activated;

at least one receptacle disposed within the enclosure, the at least one receptacle configured to retain the melted form of the recyclable material; and

a director module configured to automatically direct the melted form of the recyclable material to the at least one receptacle in response to the selection made with the selection module.