Aerosol can waste disposal device

Patent · Tue Dec 21 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:5351360

O'Brien, M D; Klapperick, R L; Bell, C

Disclosed is a device for removing gases and liquid from containers. The device punctures the bottom of a container for purposes of exhausting gases and liquid from the container without their escaping into the atmosphere. The device includes an inner cup or cylinder having a top portion with an open end for receiving a container and a bottom portion which may be fastened to a disposal or waste container in a substantially leak-proof manner. A piercing device is mounted in the lower portion of the inner cylinder for puncturing the can bottom placed in the inner cylinder. An outer cylinder having an open end and a closed end fits over the top portion of the inner cylinder in telescoping engagement. A force exerted on the closed end of the outer cylinder urges the bottom of a can in the inner cylinder into engagement with the piercing device in the bottom of the inner cylinder to form an opening in the can bottom, thereby permitting the contents of the can to enter the disposal container. 7 figures.

• Research Organization: EG & G Energy Measurements Inc
• DOE Contract Number: AC08-88NV10617
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5271437
• OSTI ID: 5351360
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
COLLOIDS
CONTAINERS
DESIGN
DISPERSIONS
EQUIPMENT
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS RECOVERY
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
PROCESSING
SOLS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE PROCESSING
WASTES