CA2193566A1 - Paper recycling rack - Google Patents
Paper recycling rackInfo
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- CA2193566A1 CA2193566A1 CA002193566A CA2193566A CA2193566A1 CA 2193566 A1 CA2193566 A1 CA 2193566A1 CA 002193566 A CA002193566 A CA 002193566A CA 2193566 A CA2193566 A CA 2193566A CA 2193566 A1 CA2193566 A1 CA 2193566A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
- B65B27/00—Bundling particular articles presenting special problems using string, wire, or narrow tape or band; Baling fibrous material, e.g. peat, not otherwise provided for
- B65B27/08—Bundling paper sheets, envelopes, bags, newspapers, or other thin flat articles
- B65B27/083—Storage receptacles therefor
Abstract
A paper recycling rack includes an upper paper stack binding area and a lower bundled paper storage area.
The upper area comprises a platform having two orthogonally disposed channels thereacross and corresponding discontinuous side walls, with a generally rectangular stack of papers placed therein being supported at the four corners of the stack and being exposed along the orthogonal channels. Thus, a user of the rack may easily reach through the upper portion of the lower storage area to pass binding twine, cord or the like beneath papers stacked in the upper area to secure them together, and store the bound papers in the lower storage area for later transfer to a recycling point. The rack is preferably monolithically formed of an injection molded translucent, smoke tinted plastic material, but may alternatively be formed using other materials and manufacturing techniques as desired. The rack is particularly useful for the binding and storage of new papers and is also valuable in the office environment for the recycling of computer paper and the like. Non-skid pads may be provided on the bottom of the paper storage area to preclude slippage on the floor, or alternatively on a table, desk or other area.
The upper area comprises a platform having two orthogonally disposed channels thereacross and corresponding discontinuous side walls, with a generally rectangular stack of papers placed therein being supported at the four corners of the stack and being exposed along the orthogonal channels. Thus, a user of the rack may easily reach through the upper portion of the lower storage area to pass binding twine, cord or the like beneath papers stacked in the upper area to secure them together, and store the bound papers in the lower storage area for later transfer to a recycling point. The rack is preferably monolithically formed of an injection molded translucent, smoke tinted plastic material, but may alternatively be formed using other materials and manufacturing techniques as desired. The rack is particularly useful for the binding and storage of new papers and is also valuable in the office environment for the recycling of computer paper and the like. Non-skid pads may be provided on the bottom of the paper storage area to preclude slippage on the floor, or alternatively on a table, desk or other area.
Description
2 i 93566 PAPER RECYC~ING ~AC~
PI~D O~ THE l~.V~IO.~
The presen~ inven~ion rela~es generally t~ ~pecial purpose racks, s~ands, and the lik~, and mor~
specifically to a rack providing for ~he bundllng and storage of pape~s therein for l~er r_cycling. ~he r~ck includ~s an upper portion adapted for the placcment of loo~e papers therein for tying or otherwi~e securing together, and a lowcr portio~
adapted for the ~torage o~ loo~e or bundled papere therein. The rac]c ~ particularly 1dapted fo~ u~e in recycling n~w3print, but m~y be u~ed equally as well for th~ recycling of oth~r p~p~r products.
~C~G~OUND OF TEE ~NV~NTI~N
With increa~ing populaticn pressures and the ever i n~reasing oonsumption of various ~oods and ~ommodities by people, a corresponding increa~in~
concern o~er the sheer volume of disposable material~
has develo~ed. It is increasln~ly recognize~ tha~ che ~olume of trash which may be accep~ed by landfills i5 not infinite, and accordingly a grra~er emphasi~ on ~he recycl~ng of various u~ed products, packaying, dn~
commod~ie~ has dev~lope~.
Nowh~re is this more true than in the paper industry, where hundreds of tons of new~print and other paper product~ are produced daily. In thc p~st, much of thi~ material wa3 burned, but thi~ proces~
not only waste~ul, but al80 discourag~d due to th~
atmoepheric pollution produced. ~he alternati~e i~ to ~O recycle th~ ~cQd paper, and while vario~s devires hav~
b~en developed in the pa~t to assi~t in thi~ cause, none have truly provided the r~nvenience required in o~der to enccl~r~ge persons to recycle.
Accoxdingly, a need will be seen for a paper recycling rack which provides an upper pla~form includin~ slots therein adapted ~or the p~ss~ge o~
baling twine vr ~he like therethrough, and providing a convenient working height for ~ per60n to bundle a stack of paper~. The tied and b~ndled papers may t~en bc stored in the lower or ba~e portion of the r~ck, S for future tran~fer to a recycling facility when con~enient. Thc rack mu~t be adapted not on}y for the bundling ~nd ~torage of newsprint, but mu~t ~lso be c~pable of providing for the bundling and ~torage of other forms of paper, e. g., of~ice computer paper and the like, a~ well as oth~r paper products.
~ESCRIPTION OF ~HE PRIOR ~RT
U. S. Pa~ent No. 2,850,197 issued to Milburn ~. Hart on September 2, lg58 describe~ a Newspaper ~olding And Bundling Receptacle ~ormed of a plu~allty of wlre components and using clips to secure the wires toge~her. ~l~he rrame includes or~hogonal slots providing fo~ the passage of bundling twine or th~
like therethrough, but the thin wirc fr~me req~ire~ a ~on~n~vus upper periphery for str~ct~ral strength, thus requiring the user to maneu~er the twine awkwardly bene~th the upper pcriphcr~l ~ember.
Moreover, thc H~rt rack provide~ only a limited space bene~th the stacked papers, precluding the storage of tied and bundled papers in the bottom portion of the ~ack, ~s evidenced by the relative height of the bundled pa~er s~.~ck in the npp~r portion of the rack anA th~ twine passage portion therebelow, which lower portion has only a ~mall fraction of the height of the o~erall rack.
U. S. Pa~ent No. 3,357,344 issued to Sherman E. ~ate on Decembe~ 12, ~967 describes a Stacking And ~undling Dev1ce ~ormed of a folded shee~ of corrugated fi~erboard. No c~annels or slo~s are provided aroun~
and beneath the paper placrorm or shelf to enable user to pass twine ~r cord ~b~u~ d ~tack of papers placed ther~ . Rath~r, the user must place the cord within the box, then pick up the loo~ely etackcd paper~ from anoth~r location and pl~cc them atop the twine or cord in the box, and ~inally tie ~he scacked papers togethex. lhe p~esenc rack grea~ly simplifie~
the process, by allowing papers to be pla~ed singly and directly in ~he top portion of the rack ~ ~hey are discar~ed, ratner than requiring them to ~ placed elsewhere and then ~r~ rred ~or bundling.
Moreover, ~he pres~t rac~ also provides for the convenient storage of b~ndled papcrs within the rack, ~nl; ke the ~ate box 3tructurc.
~. S. P~tent ~o. 3,491,681 is~ued to Jo~eph Z~ Saro, ~r. et al. o~ January 27, 1970 de6cribe6 a Baling And Storage Containcr comprising a box having a closed bottom ~nd four eides. Th~ bott~m and sides are provided with slots or rh~n~l5 therein for the 1~ placement of h~l ing twine or ~ord th~rein. Thus, the cord or twine mn~t first be placed in the channels of t.h~ cnn~in~r, and the loo~ely ~tacked papers transferred from another location to the container, before the papers can be tied or baled. As in the Pate box discussed immediately above, no provision is made for the storage o~ paper~, ei~her loose or ~undled, beneath the por~ion of the device used for the ~ylng or blln~l ;ng 0~ the papers. Th~ resul~ LS
less ~han ideally conv~ , re~uiring (1) a first place t~ ~Lore loo~e papers, (2) ~ second place for the saro, Jr. et al. container, and (3) a third place to store the bundl~d p~pcr~ ~ntil they can be tranafcrrcd for recycling.
U. S. Patent No. 3,591,012 issued to Ma~ri~e J.
Gra~y on July 6, 1971 describes a Qack, P~rticularly For ~olding And Tying ~ew~papQr~ The ra~ is formed of a series of wire segm~nts clipped together, and i~
at leagt somewhat si~ilar to the ra~k of the Hart patent discussed further above. Grady im~roves u~on the Hart device by providing a discontinuous, open periphery, enabling a person to pass twine or cord about papers stacked within the Grady rack wit~out having to maneuver about the upper peripheral frame.
~owever, Grady s~ill does no~ recognize the need f~r the storage of clea and bundled paper~, and makes no provision ~or such storaye wi~hin his rack, whercas the present inven~iorl provid~s for the stacking, tying, and stor~ye of bundled papers all in a single device.
U. ~. Patent No. 3,7~9,714 is~ued to Willi~m E.
Howard on June 19, 1973 de~cribe~ a Device For Holding And Bundling New6paper~, comprising a wsre rack having outcr dimen~ione ~aller than the size of the sheet~
to bc b~ndled. Only two oppo~ite retaining frame~ are provided, with the papers stacked therebetween with an arcuate fold as they collap~e between the oppo~ite en~s. Twine or ~ord i5 then u~ed to se~re the oppo.~it.e ~nds of the bundle, which extend ~eyond the .5 frame of the Howard device, together. Howard makes no provision for storing the bundles within his rack, as the arcuately curved bundles formed using the Howard rack cannot be stacked atop one another, as provided by the flat bundled stacks formed using the present rack. Moreover, Ho~ard makes no provision for two orthogonal ~ies w~t~ his rack. Thus, p~pers bundled using the Howard rack, m~y slip fLom one cnd of the bundle, as th~e is no xet~; n;n~ cord or twine about the bundle in on~ ion.
U. S. P~tent No. 4,9~3,563 i33u~d to Ambrose ~olling on Pe~ruary 19, 1991 describe6 a Stacking And ~undling App~r~tu~ having an adju~tablQ width to accom~odate di~ferent ~ize5 of ~crap cardboard or other material.
~h~nn~ls are provided within the base for the passage of ~ n~; n~ material'~ (not t.win.e ~r cord~
~herethrough. This i~ ~n importAnt. distinction, as the Bolling rhAnnels are relatively thin and narrow, and require a relatively stiff pla~tic or metal strap to be used therewith in order to pass beneath a stack of material wi~hin the device. The relatively flaccid and ~lexible strin~, twine, or cord used in bundllng or balins papers scacked within ~he present rack, must be pulled through ~he rack and passed fro~n hand to hand ~hrough the rack; such flexi~le material cannot 2~ 93566 be pushed throu~h ~ narrow C~An~el~ Moreover, Bolling fails ~o recognize th~ need for con~eniencc and doe~
noL provide for stora~e of bundled or baled m~terials with his apparatus, ae providcd by the pre~ent in~ention.
U. S. Patcnt N~. 5,009,153 i~sued to Joel T Kaji on April 23, 1991 de~cribes a Device And Method For Bundling, compri~ing a tray with a removable seat member and plurality of draw strin~. Th~ Beat member lo i~ placed within the tray and p~pe.r.s stacked thereon.
When the stack i~ oompl~t.ed as desired, the draw string~ ar~ ~rawn about the papers (including the seat bel~w the stack), and tied to secure the ~undle together. Thus, the seat component and a ~leeve abou~
a portion of the draw strings, are expendable and are secured to each bundle o~ papers formed using the Ka~i device, Accordingly, grea~ care mu~ ~e used ~o ensure that the material~ use~ for ~he . eat and dr~w string ~leeve, are compatible with t~le processing used to recycle ~he papers secured thereby. ~aji i~ 3ilent on the storage of bundled papers.
u. S. Patent No. 5,150,646 i~ued to John Lonczak on ~eptcmber 29, 1992 describcs a Stacking ~nd Bundling Form ~or New~pap~r~ To Be Recycled, co~pri~in~ a box ha~ing four ~ides and ~n open top ~nd bott~m.
Oppo~ite sides are separable hy mean~ of a cooperating ton~u~ and slot arr~ng~.ment. No lateral or bottom pas~a~es are pr~vided for the user to pass twine or co~d ah~llt papers stacked within the box. Rather, the t.wine mu~t first ~e placed within the Loncza~ box, then the papers stacked wlthin the box and ~op the twine, and finally the papers are tied or baled ~y securing the twine abo~t che stack of papers within the ~ox. The bundle must ~hen be removed to another location for s~orage or ~ransfer to a recycliny point;
Lonczak ~akes no provision for stvra~e of bundled papers within ~he box, ~ provi~ed by the present rack. ~hus, ~onczak is more closely related to the ~ 1 935G6 corru~ated fiberboara device of Pa~e, discussed further above, than to the present rack, U. S. Patent No. 5,181,46~ issued to ~ohn Gremelsbacker on January 26, 1993 describcs a Device For Bl~n~l i ng S~eet Material, comprising foux spaced apart ~olu~l~ wi~h corn~r ~helves in each o~ the ~lut~ providing for the support of a stack of paper or other sheet material above a ~a3e. The ~eparate columns allow twine or cord to be pa~ed thcrebctwccn, and between the stacked paper and th~ underlying ba~-e, for ea~e in bundlin~ the materi~l. The only fun~tion of the ba~e i~ to support the f our ~ol~mns, two of which are adjustably spaced from the other two, for dif~erent sizes of ~heet material. The ~pace wi.thin the u~derlying base i.~ completely enclosed and is inacce~ibl~ for st~rage of any articles, including bundles of baled paper or other material, whereas the present invention provide~ for the stora~e of baled or tied paper bundles beneath the upper portion used for stacking and tying the paper.
U. S. Patent No. 5,2~1,864 issued lo Ted Brackett on April 13, 1993 describes a Newsprint ~sh Comp~ctor generally comprisiny ~ box with an open top and spriny ~upported lower platform therein. Opposite 2s side~ include pap~r sheet ret~ining means ~bri~tle~, etc. ) th~rein, with a slot for bundling tape being provided also. No open pa~age~ are providcd to p~5~
twine or ~ord complc~cly ~round the paper0 within the container; rather, the b~ndlin~ tape must be laid out ~0 withi~ th~ box be~ore any paper.~ ~re pl~ed th~rein Moreovor, as in the other dRvi.ce~ dis~ussed further above, Bracke~t fails to ~rovid~ any storage area for previou~ly bundled st~cks of paper, as provided by the pr~sent invention.
U. S. Patent ~o. 5,272,966 issued to Richard W.
Di~on on December 28, 1993 describes a Me~hod ~or Bundlin~ Newspapers comprising a V-shaped structure into which paper~ are placed for bundling. AS ~he papers are resling di~ec~ly upon ~he surfaces of the 21q3566 central V of the s~ructure, no twine, cord, or other binding may be passed directly be~eath the stack of papers thereln. Accor~ing~, Dixon anti~ipates tying the opposite end~ of the bundle which extend beyond S th~ V ~tructure, and include~ ~ 3pace for twine beneath one arm of the v. Thc potenti~l problem~ o~
two ~eparate parallel ties slipping from either end o~
the bund~c, or of the bundle slipping from ~he ties, as no tr~ns~ersc cnd ~ie i6 provided, have been noted abovc in the diecu~~ion of the wire frame devioe of the ~oward patent. Also, as in the other devices discussed above, Dix~n f~ils to provide any storage space within his de~l~e ~or previously bundled papers.
Thu~, p~pers bund1ed using the Dixon ~tacking device 1~ ~u.st ~till be removed to another location and later transferred to a recycling point, rather than being held conveniently in the stacker, as wich the presen~
device .
~. S. Patent No. 5,388,506 issued to Augustin Vargas et al. on February 14, 1995 describes a ~ew~papex ~ecyclin~ Hol~er ~aving four ~paced ap~rt upw~rdly ex~en~ng le~s, ea~h wi~h a corner shelf and ~urther upw~rdly extending r~t~ g walls above each shelf.
The four ~eparate l~g3 and corner shelve~ define two 2~ ~ransver~ ~h~nnel~ or gap~ ther~bQtween, providing for thc pa~~~e of twinQ or cord the~ethrough to ~ecure about a stack of papers pla~ed upon the cor~er shelves . The ba~e i ~ c receptacl~ th~rein providing for the stora~e of tw;n~ or cord, and for the withdrawal ~nd c~tt.ing of such binding therefrom.
While one embodiment of the Vargas et al. device is formed esse~tially as a single unitary component, ano~her embodiment comprised ~ultiple components in order to provide for adjust~en~ ~or differenc sized 3~ papers. However, a major deficiency of the var~as device ls its lack o~ storage space for previously bundled paper5. While space is provide~ ~or a u~er o_ the device to pass cord or ~wine beneath the stack of papers re~ti~lg upon the corner shelves, the spa~e is in~ufficient for the storage of previou~ly bundled ~aperq, as placement of such bundles therein would reduce the space to the point that the user could no longer pass his/her hands beneath any papers res~ing upon the corner shelves to pass s~ring or twine therearo~nd. Moreover, Any bundled papers placed within the base area would res~ upon ~he exposed spools of twine, ~hus in~erfering wiLh their operation. In contrast, th~ pre~ent ill~entio~
provides a much more spaciou~ lower base portion, with ret~ining walls about three sides thereof for thc stor~ge of previously bundled papers th~rcin. The upper portion o~ the lower ~torage arc~ ie open on all sides, in o~de~ that a u3cr may pass twine or cord lS therethrough for the bundling of p~pers.
u. S. P~tent No. D-159,165 issued to ~enry F. Rippe on June 27, lg50 describe~ ~ design for a Newspaper Rack Or Sim~lar ~rticle., comprising an open base frame apparently fo~me~ of sheet metal components, and six ~o rod-l ik~ ~lprigh~s in a hexagonal array. The transverse elements of the ba~e f rame would preclude any passage of binding between the frame member~ and any paper~ re~tin~ thereon, as papers would res~
directly upo~ the frame members. ~o storage space for bundle~ papers is provlded below the bas~ ~~aule.
~. S. Paten~ No. D-162,226 issu~ ~o ~enry F. Rippe on February 27, 1~51 d~ e~ a de~ign for a Newsp~per Rack Or Similar Article, whi~h rack includcs a h~xagonAl ~rra~ of upright r~d m~h~r~ a~ in the '165 patent to the same patcntee di~cu~ed immediately above. The bas~ ~rame of the device of the '226 patent i9 app~rently formed of heavy wire or rod, rathcr th~n of eheet metal, as in ~he '165 patent.
The ~a~e deficienciee ~till apply to the device of the '226 patent, however, ~ t.he frame configuration precludes clear~nce heneath any papers res~ing thereon in ~rder for binding ~o be passed therearound ~nd ~till clear the frame. and no storage space for bundled paper~ is provided.
~ 1 935 66 None of ~he above no~ed patcnts, taken either 3ingly or in com~in~ion, are seen ~o disclo~e thc 3pecific arrangeme~t of ooncepts disclo~ed by the pre~ent invention.
S~MNA~ OF TEE lNv~.. ~lON
By the pre~ent invention, an improved p~per recycling rack i5 disclosed.
Accordin~ly, one of the o~jects of th~ present invention is to provide an improved paper recycling o rack which include.~ ~ transversely slotted upper platform, adapt.e~ to support a general~y rectangular ~tack of paper at the ~orners thereof and to provi~e clearance for securi~g two orthogonally disposed tie~
about the paper stack, an a lo~er paper storage area beneath the upper platform.
Another of ~he objects of the present inv~u~io~ i~
to provide an improved paper recyclislg rack which is ~onol~chically formed ~ A ~ingle unitary component.
Yet another o~ Lhe obiects of the present invention is to pr~vide an improved paper rccycling rack which is injection molded or otherw~e formcd of a transparent, translucent, or opaquc plastic material, or o~her ~terial aB desir~d.
Still another of the object~ of the pres~nt invention i~ to pr~vide an impr~v~ paper recycling rack w~ich may in~ de .~upport means there~neath, comprising r~er, neoprene, or other components o~
hi~h fri~t.ion c~efficient to preclude slippage.
A ~urther o~jec~ of the present invention is to provide an improved paper recyc~ing rac~ which is adapted for the blln~ I i ng and ~torage Or newspapers, but which may also be used for ~he bllnnl ;ng and stora~e o~ other shee~ paper materials in ~he of f ice and o~her environment~.
A f1nal objec~ of th~ pre~ent invention is to provide an improve~ paper recycling rack for the purposes ~sc~ibed which is inexpensi~e, depcnd~ble and ~ully effective in accomplishing its int~nded purpose.
With ~hese and other vb~cts in ~iew which will morc readily appear ~s the nature of the invcntion i~
better ~nder~Loo~, th~ invention co~3iQts in the no~el combinatioIL ~d arrangement of pa~ts hercina~ter more fully described, illustrated and claimed with reference being madc to the attached drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTI02~ OF T~E DRAWINGS
Figure l i~ a perspective vie~ of the present paper recycling r~ck, showing an ~pper st.~k of papers being ~o~nd together therein and a lower stack of bound papers ~tored therei~
Figure 2 is a per~pective view similar to ~igure l, ~ut showing de~ails of t~e present rack.
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the presen~ rack, showing further details.
Similar reference charac~ers denote corresponding features consisten~ly ~hroughout ~he sevcral figures of the attached drawings.
-~D DESC~IPTION OF T~B ~K~k~u EMBOD~KENT
~eferring ~ow to the drawing~, th~ prcsent invention will be seen to relate to a paper recyclin~ rack 10 providing for the binding or b~l i n~ of a sta~k of 2~ loo~e papers P and the storage of b~.d or baled papers B f~r future transfer to a rQcycli.n~ facili~y.
The rack lO generally ~omprise~ ~ lower paper stora~e area 12 and an up~r paper binding area 14 ~hereabove, preferably ~ized to accommodate folded newspa~ers, which have a nomin~l size on the order of twel~e by fourteen inches. (It should be noted that the rack lO
and papers P and B shown in figure l are enlarged con~iderably for clarity, rela~ive to the user of Ihe device shown in broken lines in the drawing.) The presen~ rack lo is also well d~pted for u~e in the office environm~n~, for the bundling ~nd recycling of computer ~per and other paper material~. "L~gal 21 9~566 aize computer sheets are on~y slightly narrower than newsprin~, meas~ring fourtee~ inches long by stigh~ly less than ten inches wide with the lateral printer spro~ket feed strip~ along each edge.
S The lower paper ~tora~e area 12 includes a ~ççt~ngular floor panel 16 having first through fourth upper platform supports 18, 20, 22, and 24 extending upwardly there~rom and forming ~he four corners o~ ~he rectan~ular rack 1Oi the chird ~upport 22 and corner defi~e~ thereby are shown in figures 2 and 3 of th~
drawings. The lower scorage ~r~a 12 includ~s opposite fir~ and second side wall panels 26 ~nd 28, respec~ively extendiIly betwe~n th~ fir~t and third support~ 18 ~nd 22 and the second and fourth supports 20 and 24, and a single rear wall pan~l 30 extending between the third ~nd fourth s~pport~ 22 and 24. Each of these wall panel3 26, 28, and ~0 extends upwardly from the periphery of the lower floor panel 16, to leave a front paper storage acces~ opening ~2 It wtll be noted that the w~ n~ls 26, 28, and 30 do not extend com~etely upward to meet the overlying pa~r binding area 14, but rather end short of that area, to provide lateral and rear acces~ beneath ~he upper paper binding area 12.
2s Each of the upper platform supporcs 18 through 24 ha~ a corresponding upper platform, respec~ively 34 through 40, ex~ending inwardly ~herefrom g~erally coward its ~iagonally opposi~ me~b~r as shown in ~i~ures 2 and 3. T~ platforms 34 th~-ough 40 form a g~nerally rectangular array to 3upport any paper~ P
placed thereon generally benea~h each quadrant of the r~ctangular paper ~tack. Thc upper paper ~upport plat~o~s 34 through 40 arc e~ch ~ep~rate ~nd at least slightly spaccd ~p~rt from one another, with the sp~ccs therebetween providing for a first and a .seçond bi n~; ng ~lot 42 and 44 there~etween. T.he.~e b; n~; ng slots 42 and 44 ~.re ort.hogonally disposed to one another ~nd al.low the upper paper bin~ing area ~pace 21 935~6 14 t~ ~o~mllnicate with the lower paper storage area xpace 12.
As noted further above, the side and rear wall panels 26, 28, and 30 do not ex~end complelely upw~d to the paper binding platform~ 34 ~hrough 40, b~t ha~e openings 46, 48, and 50 ~hereabove and below each of the platforms 34 through 40. These opening~ ~6 chrough 5~, al~ng with ~h~ full front openin~ 32, co~m~ln1cate with ~le resp~ctlve blnding slot~ 42 and 44, ~hereby allvwing a pair of orthogonally dioposed bindiny lines ~ (i. e., twine, cord, etc.) to be pa~sed through thc side ~nd ~ear openi~gs ~6 throu~h ~o, beneath thc platforms 34 through ~0, and around.
any pap~rs P reeting upon the plat~orms ~4 through 4~
lS to tie or bind them together, without i.nterference from any ~tructur~ of the rack 10 Each of the upper pa~r support platforms 34 through 40 include~ a peripheral paper ret~ini~ wall therealang, providing for the lateral retention of any 2n loose papers P which may be stac~ed or placed upon the upper platforms 34 through ~o. These wall~ comprise a front wall ~2, opposite left and right si~e wall~ 54 and 56, and a rear wall S8, which re6pectiv~1y correspond to the front op~nis~g 32, first and second 2~ panels z6 and 28, arl~ rear panel 30 of the rack 1~.
Each wall 52 ~hrough 58 is discontinuou~ duc to a cencral gap 60 therei~, which gapo 60 a~e continuations of the binding slot~ ~2 and 44 and communicate therewith. The walls 52 through 58 are preferably cut lower adjacent the gaps 60 than at their upper platform ~upport ~dge~ 18 through 24, as ~how~ in figures 1 and 2, in ~rder to provide additional clearance ~or t.he hands of a user of the preQent recycling r~ck lO while wrapping and tying or 3s binding p~pe~s P within the upper paper binding area 14 of the rack 10. The wall~ 52 through ~8 al~o provide additional ~truc~ural strengrh for the corresponding platform~ 34 through 4~.
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The platforms 34 through 40 are not suppor~ed from beneath by any peripheral walls, how~ver, due to the nee~ for openings 32, 46, 48, ~nd 50 providing for the manipulation ~ binding li~es ~ beneath pape~s P
S scacked in th~ upper portion 14 of the r~ck 10.
Accordingly, additional ~trength for each of the platform~ 34 thro~h 40 i~ providcd by a generally diago~al brace 62 beneath ~ach platform 34 throug~ 40, extending ~rom thc in3ide of the correQpon~;ng ~pper pl~tform eupport 18 through 24, inwardly beneath ~h platform 34 through 40. Thus, the upp~r ~r paper binding po~tion 14 of the recy~ing rack 10 is provided with adequate ~t.ructural strength by means of the upper paper r~t~in;n~ walls 52 throu~h 58 and the underside brace 62 beneath each platform 34 through 40, in qpite of the separation of the upper portion 14 of the rack 10 due to the paper bindin~ -QlOtS 42 an~
44.
The rack 1~ is placed on a floor or ~he like t~
provi~e a con-~enient working height for t~le upper binding area 14. (The rack lo m~y al~ernatively b~
placed on ~ ~ou~ter or other rai~ed surface if d~si~ed.) Such surfac~ often have a relatively low coe~ficient o~ frictio~, and the intcr~ce between the pla~ic material of the preEent rack 10 and floor or oth~r surface, may not provide the security desired for paper bin~ing operation~ using the rack 10 ~ccordingly, a rack ~uppoxt meanc of relatively high coe~ficient ~ ~ricti~n m~y h~ provided ~eneath the lower floor panel 16, if desired. The support mean~
may ~omprise a plurality of spaced apart resilient pads 64 of rubber, neoprene, soft plastic, or other suitable material, as shown in figure 1, or may alternatively be ~ormed of at least a pair of oppositely di~posed resilient elongate strip~ 66 ~f suita~le material, as shown ~n rigure ~ other ~rictional support means ~ay be provided ~l~ernatively as de~ired.
As noted above, the present paper recycling rack 10 is particularly adapted for office or household use, and may be formed easily and inexpensively as a single, unitary component of monolithic construction, e. g., form injection molded plastic material, although other forms of construction may also be used.
The use of a transparent or at least translucent plastic provides en attractive rack 10, with the translucent plastic being adapted for smoked tint shading in order to complement many other plastic articles used in the home and office (e. g., paper trays, etc.). The use of a translucent plastic material enables a user of the present rack 10 to be able to see more clearly, the binding process through the upper walls 52 through 58 and other structure of the present B stored in the lower portion 12 of the bound papers B stored in the lower portion 12 of the rack 10, from any angle relative to the rack 10.
The present paper recycling rack 10 is used by stacking or placing any papers to be recycled (newsprint, computer paper, etc.) within the upper paper binding area 14, where it is supported by the separate platforms 34 through 40 and laterally retained by the upper walls 52 through 58. The papers p are then bound of baled by wrapping of passing a binding line L (twine, cord, string, etc.) about the paper P, using the openings 32, 46, 48, and 50 to pass the line L through the rack 10 and around the papers P, and through the two orthogonal binding slots 42 and 44, thus precluding any interference or inadvertent tying or securing of the papers P to the rack 10 in any way. The bound papers may then be lifter from the upper binding area 14, and placed within the lower bound paper storage area 12 for future transfer to a recycling point, as desired.
Accordingly, it will be seen that the present paper recycling rack 10 provides a most convenient means of addressing the need for paper recycling in the home, office, or other environment. Heretofore, the various 21 9356~o devices a~apted for paper recycling ~l~ve provided for the ~1 n~in~ of loo~e papers, ~t storage of the loo~e papers be~ore b~n~in~ an~ ~ub~equent storage of tho~e bound papers h~ to be pro~ided at other locatio~s.
With thc pre~ent rack 10, loo~e paper~ ~ may be placed direccly ~nto t~e upper bi n~i n~ ~rc~ 14 with no need for preli~inAry p~eparatio~ (i. e., placing twine or cord into thc area, etc.) and may be bound at ~y desired point a3 de~cribed above, thus u~ing the ~ame loc~tion for both preli~;n~ry sto~age ~f loo~e paper~
and for t~e b;n~;n~ of those p~p~r~ The bound papers ~re likewioe ~tored in th~ ~ame rack 10, me~ely by lifti~ the bale f~om the upper area 14 and placing it in the lower area 12. T~us. the present rack 10 1~ provides an extremely efficient, compact, and cOn~enient me~n~ of addressin~ the~e various easks as~ociated with paper recycling, all in a single unit.
It is to be understood ~hat ~he pre~en~ in~ention is not limited ~o ~he sole e~bodiment described a~ove, but encompa~ses any and all e~o~ t~ within the scope of ~he followin~ cl~in~3.
PI~D O~ THE l~.V~IO.~
The presen~ inven~ion rela~es generally t~ ~pecial purpose racks, s~ands, and the lik~, and mor~
specifically to a rack providing for ~he bundllng and storage of pape~s therein for l~er r_cycling. ~he r~ck includ~s an upper portion adapted for the placcment of loo~e papers therein for tying or otherwi~e securing together, and a lowcr portio~
adapted for the ~torage o~ loo~e or bundled papere therein. The rac]c ~ particularly 1dapted fo~ u~e in recycling n~w3print, but m~y be u~ed equally as well for th~ recycling of oth~r p~p~r products.
~C~G~OUND OF TEE ~NV~NTI~N
With increa~ing populaticn pressures and the ever i n~reasing oonsumption of various ~oods and ~ommodities by people, a corresponding increa~in~
concern o~er the sheer volume of disposable material~
has develo~ed. It is increasln~ly recognize~ tha~ che ~olume of trash which may be accep~ed by landfills i5 not infinite, and accordingly a grra~er emphasi~ on ~he recycl~ng of various u~ed products, packaying, dn~
commod~ie~ has dev~lope~.
Nowh~re is this more true than in the paper industry, where hundreds of tons of new~print and other paper product~ are produced daily. In thc p~st, much of thi~ material wa3 burned, but thi~ proces~
not only waste~ul, but al80 discourag~d due to th~
atmoepheric pollution produced. ~he alternati~e i~ to ~O recycle th~ ~cQd paper, and while vario~s devires hav~
b~en developed in the pa~t to assi~t in thi~ cause, none have truly provided the r~nvenience required in o~der to enccl~r~ge persons to recycle.
Accoxdingly, a need will be seen for a paper recycling rack which provides an upper pla~form includin~ slots therein adapted ~or the p~ss~ge o~
baling twine vr ~he like therethrough, and providing a convenient working height for ~ per60n to bundle a stack of paper~. The tied and b~ndled papers may t~en bc stored in the lower or ba~e portion of the r~ck, S for future tran~fer to a recycling facility when con~enient. Thc rack mu~t be adapted not on}y for the bundling ~nd ~torage of newsprint, but mu~t ~lso be c~pable of providing for the bundling and ~torage of other forms of paper, e. g., of~ice computer paper and the like, a~ well as oth~r paper products.
~ESCRIPTION OF ~HE PRIOR ~RT
U. S. Pa~ent No. 2,850,197 issued to Milburn ~. Hart on September 2, lg58 describe~ a Newspaper ~olding And Bundling Receptacle ~ormed of a plu~allty of wlre components and using clips to secure the wires toge~her. ~l~he rrame includes or~hogonal slots providing fo~ the passage of bundling twine or th~
like therethrough, but the thin wirc fr~me req~ire~ a ~on~n~vus upper periphery for str~ct~ral strength, thus requiring the user to maneu~er the twine awkwardly bene~th the upper pcriphcr~l ~ember.
Moreover, thc H~rt rack provide~ only a limited space bene~th the stacked papers, precluding the storage of tied and bundled papers in the bottom portion of the ~ack, ~s evidenced by the relative height of the bundled pa~er s~.~ck in the npp~r portion of the rack anA th~ twine passage portion therebelow, which lower portion has only a ~mall fraction of the height of the o~erall rack.
U. S. Pa~ent No. 3,357,344 issued to Sherman E. ~ate on Decembe~ 12, ~967 describes a Stacking And ~undling Dev1ce ~ormed of a folded shee~ of corrugated fi~erboard. No c~annels or slo~s are provided aroun~
and beneath the paper placrorm or shelf to enable user to pass twine ~r cord ~b~u~ d ~tack of papers placed ther~ . Rath~r, the user must place the cord within the box, then pick up the loo~ely etackcd paper~ from anoth~r location and pl~cc them atop the twine or cord in the box, and ~inally tie ~he scacked papers togethex. lhe p~esenc rack grea~ly simplifie~
the process, by allowing papers to be pla~ed singly and directly in ~he top portion of the rack ~ ~hey are discar~ed, ratner than requiring them to ~ placed elsewhere and then ~r~ rred ~or bundling.
Moreover, ~he pres~t rac~ also provides for the convenient storage of b~ndled papcrs within the rack, ~nl; ke the ~ate box 3tructurc.
~. S. P~tent ~o. 3,491,681 is~ued to Jo~eph Z~ Saro, ~r. et al. o~ January 27, 1970 de6cribe6 a Baling And Storage Containcr comprising a box having a closed bottom ~nd four eides. Th~ bott~m and sides are provided with slots or rh~n~l5 therein for the 1~ placement of h~l ing twine or ~ord th~rein. Thus, the cord or twine mn~t first be placed in the channels of t.h~ cnn~in~r, and the loo~ely ~tacked papers transferred from another location to the container, before the papers can be tied or baled. As in the Pate box discussed immediately above, no provision is made for the storage o~ paper~, ei~her loose or ~undled, beneath the por~ion of the device used for the ~ylng or blln~l ;ng 0~ the papers. Th~ resul~ LS
less ~han ideally conv~ , re~uiring (1) a first place t~ ~Lore loo~e papers, (2) ~ second place for the saro, Jr. et al. container, and (3) a third place to store the bundl~d p~pcr~ ~ntil they can be tranafcrrcd for recycling.
U. S. Patent No. 3,591,012 issued to Ma~ri~e J.
Gra~y on July 6, 1971 describes a Qack, P~rticularly For ~olding And Tying ~ew~papQr~ The ra~ is formed of a series of wire segm~nts clipped together, and i~
at leagt somewhat si~ilar to the ra~k of the Hart patent discussed further above. Grady im~roves u~on the Hart device by providing a discontinuous, open periphery, enabling a person to pass twine or cord about papers stacked within the Grady rack wit~out having to maneuver about the upper peripheral frame.
~owever, Grady s~ill does no~ recognize the need f~r the storage of clea and bundled paper~, and makes no provision ~or such storaye wi~hin his rack, whercas the present inven~iorl provid~s for the stacking, tying, and stor~ye of bundled papers all in a single device.
U. ~. Patent No. 3,7~9,714 is~ued to Willi~m E.
Howard on June 19, 1973 de~cribe~ a Device For Holding And Bundling New6paper~, comprising a wsre rack having outcr dimen~ione ~aller than the size of the sheet~
to bc b~ndled. Only two oppo~ite retaining frame~ are provided, with the papers stacked therebetween with an arcuate fold as they collap~e between the oppo~ite en~s. Twine or ~ord i5 then u~ed to se~re the oppo.~it.e ~nds of the bundle, which extend ~eyond the .5 frame of the Howard device, together. Howard makes no provision for storing the bundles within his rack, as the arcuately curved bundles formed using the Howard rack cannot be stacked atop one another, as provided by the flat bundled stacks formed using the present rack. Moreover, Ho~ard makes no provision for two orthogonal ~ies w~t~ his rack. Thus, p~pers bundled using the Howard rack, m~y slip fLom one cnd of the bundle, as th~e is no xet~; n;n~ cord or twine about the bundle in on~ ion.
U. S. P~tent No. 4,9~3,563 i33u~d to Ambrose ~olling on Pe~ruary 19, 1991 describe6 a Stacking And ~undling App~r~tu~ having an adju~tablQ width to accom~odate di~ferent ~ize5 of ~crap cardboard or other material.
~h~nn~ls are provided within the base for the passage of ~ n~; n~ material'~ (not t.win.e ~r cord~
~herethrough. This i~ ~n importAnt. distinction, as the Bolling rhAnnels are relatively thin and narrow, and require a relatively stiff pla~tic or metal strap to be used therewith in order to pass beneath a stack of material wi~hin the device. The relatively flaccid and ~lexible strin~, twine, or cord used in bundllng or balins papers scacked within ~he present rack, must be pulled through ~he rack and passed fro~n hand to hand ~hrough the rack; such flexi~le material cannot 2~ 93566 be pushed throu~h ~ narrow C~An~el~ Moreover, Bolling fails ~o recognize th~ need for con~eniencc and doe~
noL provide for stora~e of bundled or baled m~terials with his apparatus, ae providcd by the pre~ent in~ention.
U. S. Patcnt N~. 5,009,153 i~sued to Joel T Kaji on April 23, 1991 de~cribes a Device And Method For Bundling, compri~ing a tray with a removable seat member and plurality of draw strin~. Th~ Beat member lo i~ placed within the tray and p~pe.r.s stacked thereon.
When the stack i~ oompl~t.ed as desired, the draw string~ ar~ ~rawn about the papers (including the seat bel~w the stack), and tied to secure the ~undle together. Thus, the seat component and a ~leeve abou~
a portion of the draw strings, are expendable and are secured to each bundle o~ papers formed using the Ka~i device, Accordingly, grea~ care mu~ ~e used ~o ensure that the material~ use~ for ~he . eat and dr~w string ~leeve, are compatible with t~le processing used to recycle ~he papers secured thereby. ~aji i~ 3ilent on the storage of bundled papers.
u. S. Patent No. 5,150,646 i~ued to John Lonczak on ~eptcmber 29, 1992 describcs a Stacking ~nd Bundling Form ~or New~pap~r~ To Be Recycled, co~pri~in~ a box ha~ing four ~ides and ~n open top ~nd bott~m.
Oppo~ite sides are separable hy mean~ of a cooperating ton~u~ and slot arr~ng~.ment. No lateral or bottom pas~a~es are pr~vided for the user to pass twine or co~d ah~llt papers stacked within the box. Rather, the t.wine mu~t first ~e placed within the Loncza~ box, then the papers stacked wlthin the box and ~op the twine, and finally the papers are tied or baled ~y securing the twine abo~t che stack of papers within the ~ox. The bundle must ~hen be removed to another location for s~orage or ~ransfer to a recycliny point;
Lonczak ~akes no provision for stvra~e of bundled papers within ~he box, ~ provi~ed by the present rack. ~hus, ~onczak is more closely related to the ~ 1 935G6 corru~ated fiberboara device of Pa~e, discussed further above, than to the present rack, U. S. Patent No. 5,181,46~ issued to ~ohn Gremelsbacker on January 26, 1993 describcs a Device For Bl~n~l i ng S~eet Material, comprising foux spaced apart ~olu~l~ wi~h corn~r ~helves in each o~ the ~lut~ providing for the support of a stack of paper or other sheet material above a ~a3e. The ~eparate columns allow twine or cord to be pa~ed thcrebctwccn, and between the stacked paper and th~ underlying ba~-e, for ea~e in bundlin~ the materi~l. The only fun~tion of the ba~e i~ to support the f our ~ol~mns, two of which are adjustably spaced from the other two, for dif~erent sizes of ~heet material. The ~pace wi.thin the u~derlying base i.~ completely enclosed and is inacce~ibl~ for st~rage of any articles, including bundles of baled paper or other material, whereas the present invention provide~ for the stora~e of baled or tied paper bundles beneath the upper portion used for stacking and tying the paper.
U. S. Patent No. 5,2~1,864 issued lo Ted Brackett on April 13, 1993 describes a Newsprint ~sh Comp~ctor generally comprisiny ~ box with an open top and spriny ~upported lower platform therein. Opposite 2s side~ include pap~r sheet ret~ining means ~bri~tle~, etc. ) th~rein, with a slot for bundling tape being provided also. No open pa~age~ are providcd to p~5~
twine or ~ord complc~cly ~round the paper0 within the container; rather, the b~ndlin~ tape must be laid out ~0 withi~ th~ box be~ore any paper.~ ~re pl~ed th~rein Moreovor, as in the other dRvi.ce~ dis~ussed further above, Bracke~t fails to ~rovid~ any storage area for previou~ly bundled st~cks of paper, as provided by the pr~sent invention.
U. S. Patent ~o. 5,272,966 issued to Richard W.
Di~on on December 28, 1993 describes a Me~hod ~or Bundlin~ Newspapers comprising a V-shaped structure into which paper~ are placed for bundling. AS ~he papers are resling di~ec~ly upon ~he surfaces of the 21q3566 central V of the s~ructure, no twine, cord, or other binding may be passed directly be~eath the stack of papers thereln. Accor~ing~, Dixon anti~ipates tying the opposite end~ of the bundle which extend beyond S th~ V ~tructure, and include~ ~ 3pace for twine beneath one arm of the v. Thc potenti~l problem~ o~
two ~eparate parallel ties slipping from either end o~
the bund~c, or of the bundle slipping from ~he ties, as no tr~ns~ersc cnd ~ie i6 provided, have been noted abovc in the diecu~~ion of the wire frame devioe of the ~oward patent. Also, as in the other devices discussed above, Dix~n f~ils to provide any storage space within his de~l~e ~or previously bundled papers.
Thu~, p~pers bund1ed using the Dixon ~tacking device 1~ ~u.st ~till be removed to another location and later transferred to a recycling point, rather than being held conveniently in the stacker, as wich the presen~
device .
~. S. Patent No. 5,388,506 issued to Augustin Vargas et al. on February 14, 1995 describes a ~ew~papex ~ecyclin~ Hol~er ~aving four ~paced ap~rt upw~rdly ex~en~ng le~s, ea~h wi~h a corner shelf and ~urther upw~rdly extending r~t~ g walls above each shelf.
The four ~eparate l~g3 and corner shelve~ define two 2~ ~ransver~ ~h~nnel~ or gap~ ther~bQtween, providing for thc pa~~~e of twinQ or cord the~ethrough to ~ecure about a stack of papers pla~ed upon the cor~er shelves . The ba~e i ~ c receptacl~ th~rein providing for the stora~e of tw;n~ or cord, and for the withdrawal ~nd c~tt.ing of such binding therefrom.
While one embodiment of the Vargas et al. device is formed esse~tially as a single unitary component, ano~her embodiment comprised ~ultiple components in order to provide for adjust~en~ ~or differenc sized 3~ papers. However, a major deficiency of the var~as device ls its lack o~ storage space for previously bundled paper5. While space is provide~ ~or a u~er o_ the device to pass cord or ~wine beneath the stack of papers re~ti~lg upon the corner shelves, the spa~e is in~ufficient for the storage of previou~ly bundled ~aperq, as placement of such bundles therein would reduce the space to the point that the user could no longer pass his/her hands beneath any papers res~ing upon the corner shelves to pass s~ring or twine therearo~nd. Moreover, Any bundled papers placed within the base area would res~ upon ~he exposed spools of twine, ~hus in~erfering wiLh their operation. In contrast, th~ pre~ent ill~entio~
provides a much more spaciou~ lower base portion, with ret~ining walls about three sides thereof for thc stor~ge of previously bundled papers th~rcin. The upper portion o~ the lower ~torage arc~ ie open on all sides, in o~de~ that a u3cr may pass twine or cord lS therethrough for the bundling of p~pers.
u. S. P~tent No. D-159,165 issued to ~enry F. Rippe on June 27, lg50 describe~ ~ design for a Newspaper Rack Or Sim~lar ~rticle., comprising an open base frame apparently fo~me~ of sheet metal components, and six ~o rod-l ik~ ~lprigh~s in a hexagonal array. The transverse elements of the ba~e f rame would preclude any passage of binding between the frame member~ and any paper~ re~tin~ thereon, as papers would res~
directly upo~ the frame members. ~o storage space for bundle~ papers is provlded below the bas~ ~~aule.
~. S. Paten~ No. D-162,226 issu~ ~o ~enry F. Rippe on February 27, 1~51 d~ e~ a de~ign for a Newsp~per Rack Or Similar Article, whi~h rack includcs a h~xagonAl ~rra~ of upright r~d m~h~r~ a~ in the '165 patent to the same patcntee di~cu~ed immediately above. The bas~ ~rame of the device of the '226 patent i9 app~rently formed of heavy wire or rod, rathcr th~n of eheet metal, as in ~he '165 patent.
The ~a~e deficienciee ~till apply to the device of the '226 patent, however, ~ t.he frame configuration precludes clear~nce heneath any papers res~ing thereon in ~rder for binding ~o be passed therearound ~nd ~till clear the frame. and no storage space for bundled paper~ is provided.
~ 1 935 66 None of ~he above no~ed patcnts, taken either 3ingly or in com~in~ion, are seen ~o disclo~e thc 3pecific arrangeme~t of ooncepts disclo~ed by the pre~ent invention.
S~MNA~ OF TEE lNv~.. ~lON
By the pre~ent invention, an improved p~per recycling rack i5 disclosed.
Accordin~ly, one of the o~jects of th~ present invention is to provide an improved paper recycling o rack which include.~ ~ transversely slotted upper platform, adapt.e~ to support a general~y rectangular ~tack of paper at the ~orners thereof and to provi~e clearance for securi~g two orthogonally disposed tie~
about the paper stack, an a lo~er paper storage area beneath the upper platform.
Another of ~he objects of the present inv~u~io~ i~
to provide an improved paper recyclislg rack which is ~onol~chically formed ~ A ~ingle unitary component.
Yet another o~ Lhe obiects of the present invention is to pr~vide an improved paper rccycling rack which is injection molded or otherw~e formcd of a transparent, translucent, or opaquc plastic material, or o~her ~terial aB desir~d.
Still another of the object~ of the pres~nt invention i~ to pr~vide an impr~v~ paper recycling rack w~ich may in~ de .~upport means there~neath, comprising r~er, neoprene, or other components o~
hi~h fri~t.ion c~efficient to preclude slippage.
A ~urther o~jec~ of the present invention is to provide an improved paper recyc~ing rac~ which is adapted for the blln~ I i ng and ~torage Or newspapers, but which may also be used for ~he bllnnl ;ng and stora~e o~ other shee~ paper materials in ~he of f ice and o~her environment~.
A f1nal objec~ of th~ pre~ent invention is to provide an improve~ paper recycling rack for the purposes ~sc~ibed which is inexpensi~e, depcnd~ble and ~ully effective in accomplishing its int~nded purpose.
With ~hese and other vb~cts in ~iew which will morc readily appear ~s the nature of the invcntion i~
better ~nder~Loo~, th~ invention co~3iQts in the no~el combinatioIL ~d arrangement of pa~ts hercina~ter more fully described, illustrated and claimed with reference being madc to the attached drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTI02~ OF T~E DRAWINGS
Figure l i~ a perspective vie~ of the present paper recycling r~ck, showing an ~pper st.~k of papers being ~o~nd together therein and a lower stack of bound papers ~tored therei~
Figure 2 is a per~pective view similar to ~igure l, ~ut showing de~ails of t~e present rack.
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the presen~ rack, showing further details.
Similar reference charac~ers denote corresponding features consisten~ly ~hroughout ~he sevcral figures of the attached drawings.
-~D DESC~IPTION OF T~B ~K~k~u EMBOD~KENT
~eferring ~ow to the drawing~, th~ prcsent invention will be seen to relate to a paper recyclin~ rack 10 providing for the binding or b~l i n~ of a sta~k of 2~ loo~e papers P and the storage of b~.d or baled papers B f~r future transfer to a rQcycli.n~ facili~y.
The rack lO generally ~omprise~ ~ lower paper stora~e area 12 and an up~r paper binding area 14 ~hereabove, preferably ~ized to accommodate folded newspa~ers, which have a nomin~l size on the order of twel~e by fourteen inches. (It should be noted that the rack lO
and papers P and B shown in figure l are enlarged con~iderably for clarity, rela~ive to the user of Ihe device shown in broken lines in the drawing.) The presen~ rack lo is also well d~pted for u~e in the office environm~n~, for the bundling ~nd recycling of computer ~per and other paper material~. "L~gal 21 9~566 aize computer sheets are on~y slightly narrower than newsprin~, meas~ring fourtee~ inches long by stigh~ly less than ten inches wide with the lateral printer spro~ket feed strip~ along each edge.
S The lower paper ~tora~e area 12 includes a ~ççt~ngular floor panel 16 having first through fourth upper platform supports 18, 20, 22, and 24 extending upwardly there~rom and forming ~he four corners o~ ~he rectan~ular rack 1Oi the chird ~upport 22 and corner defi~e~ thereby are shown in figures 2 and 3 of th~
drawings. The lower scorage ~r~a 12 includ~s opposite fir~ and second side wall panels 26 ~nd 28, respec~ively extendiIly betwe~n th~ fir~t and third support~ 18 ~nd 22 and the second and fourth supports 20 and 24, and a single rear wall pan~l 30 extending between the third ~nd fourth s~pport~ 22 and 24. Each of these wall panel3 26, 28, and ~0 extends upwardly from the periphery of the lower floor panel 16, to leave a front paper storage acces~ opening ~2 It wtll be noted that the w~ n~ls 26, 28, and 30 do not extend com~etely upward to meet the overlying pa~r binding area 14, but rather end short of that area, to provide lateral and rear acces~ beneath ~he upper paper binding area 12.
2s Each of the upper platform supporcs 18 through 24 ha~ a corresponding upper platform, respec~ively 34 through 40, ex~ending inwardly ~herefrom g~erally coward its ~iagonally opposi~ me~b~r as shown in ~i~ures 2 and 3. T~ platforms 34 th~-ough 40 form a g~nerally rectangular array to 3upport any paper~ P
placed thereon generally benea~h each quadrant of the r~ctangular paper ~tack. Thc upper paper ~upport plat~o~s 34 through 40 arc e~ch ~ep~rate ~nd at least slightly spaccd ~p~rt from one another, with the sp~ccs therebetween providing for a first and a .seçond bi n~; ng ~lot 42 and 44 there~etween. T.he.~e b; n~; ng slots 42 and 44 ~.re ort.hogonally disposed to one another ~nd al.low the upper paper bin~ing area ~pace 21 935~6 14 t~ ~o~mllnicate with the lower paper storage area xpace 12.
As noted further above, the side and rear wall panels 26, 28, and 30 do not ex~end complelely upw~d to the paper binding platform~ 34 ~hrough 40, b~t ha~e openings 46, 48, and 50 ~hereabove and below each of the platforms 34 through 40. These opening~ ~6 chrough 5~, al~ng with ~h~ full front openin~ 32, co~m~ln1cate with ~le resp~ctlve blnding slot~ 42 and 44, ~hereby allvwing a pair of orthogonally dioposed bindiny lines ~ (i. e., twine, cord, etc.) to be pa~sed through thc side ~nd ~ear openi~gs ~6 throu~h ~o, beneath thc platforms 34 through ~0, and around.
any pap~rs P reeting upon the plat~orms ~4 through 4~
lS to tie or bind them together, without i.nterference from any ~tructur~ of the rack 10 Each of the upper pa~r support platforms 34 through 40 include~ a peripheral paper ret~ini~ wall therealang, providing for the lateral retention of any 2n loose papers P which may be stac~ed or placed upon the upper platforms 34 through ~o. These wall~ comprise a front wall ~2, opposite left and right si~e wall~ 54 and 56, and a rear wall S8, which re6pectiv~1y correspond to the front op~nis~g 32, first and second 2~ panels z6 and 28, arl~ rear panel 30 of the rack 1~.
Each wall 52 ~hrough 58 is discontinuou~ duc to a cencral gap 60 therei~, which gapo 60 a~e continuations of the binding slot~ ~2 and 44 and communicate therewith. The walls 52 through 58 are preferably cut lower adjacent the gaps 60 than at their upper platform ~upport ~dge~ 18 through 24, as ~how~ in figures 1 and 2, in ~rder to provide additional clearance ~or t.he hands of a user of the preQent recycling r~ck lO while wrapping and tying or 3s binding p~pe~s P within the upper paper binding area 14 of the rack 10. The wall~ 52 through ~8 al~o provide additional ~truc~ural strengrh for the corresponding platform~ 34 through 4~.
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The platforms 34 through 40 are not suppor~ed from beneath by any peripheral walls, how~ver, due to the nee~ for openings 32, 46, 48, ~nd 50 providing for the manipulation ~ binding li~es ~ beneath pape~s P
S scacked in th~ upper portion 14 of the r~ck 10.
Accordingly, additional ~trength for each of the platform~ 34 thro~h 40 i~ providcd by a generally diago~al brace 62 beneath ~ach platform 34 throug~ 40, extending ~rom thc in3ide of the correQpon~;ng ~pper pl~tform eupport 18 through 24, inwardly beneath ~h platform 34 through 40. Thus, the upp~r ~r paper binding po~tion 14 of the recy~ing rack 10 is provided with adequate ~t.ructural strength by means of the upper paper r~t~in;n~ walls 52 throu~h 58 and the underside brace 62 beneath each platform 34 through 40, in qpite of the separation of the upper portion 14 of the rack 10 due to the paper bindin~ -QlOtS 42 an~
44.
The rack 1~ is placed on a floor or ~he like t~
provi~e a con-~enient working height for t~le upper binding area 14. (The rack lo m~y al~ernatively b~
placed on ~ ~ou~ter or other rai~ed surface if d~si~ed.) Such surfac~ often have a relatively low coe~ficient o~ frictio~, and the intcr~ce between the pla~ic material of the preEent rack 10 and floor or oth~r surface, may not provide the security desired for paper bin~ing operation~ using the rack 10 ~ccordingly, a rack ~uppoxt meanc of relatively high coe~ficient ~ ~ricti~n m~y h~ provided ~eneath the lower floor panel 16, if desired. The support mean~
may ~omprise a plurality of spaced apart resilient pads 64 of rubber, neoprene, soft plastic, or other suitable material, as shown in figure 1, or may alternatively be ~ormed of at least a pair of oppositely di~posed resilient elongate strip~ 66 ~f suita~le material, as shown ~n rigure ~ other ~rictional support means ~ay be provided ~l~ernatively as de~ired.
As noted above, the present paper recycling rack 10 is particularly adapted for office or household use, and may be formed easily and inexpensively as a single, unitary component of monolithic construction, e. g., form injection molded plastic material, although other forms of construction may also be used.
The use of a transparent or at least translucent plastic provides en attractive rack 10, with the translucent plastic being adapted for smoked tint shading in order to complement many other plastic articles used in the home and office (e. g., paper trays, etc.). The use of a translucent plastic material enables a user of the present rack 10 to be able to see more clearly, the binding process through the upper walls 52 through 58 and other structure of the present B stored in the lower portion 12 of the bound papers B stored in the lower portion 12 of the rack 10, from any angle relative to the rack 10.
The present paper recycling rack 10 is used by stacking or placing any papers to be recycled (newsprint, computer paper, etc.) within the upper paper binding area 14, where it is supported by the separate platforms 34 through 40 and laterally retained by the upper walls 52 through 58. The papers p are then bound of baled by wrapping of passing a binding line L (twine, cord, string, etc.) about the paper P, using the openings 32, 46, 48, and 50 to pass the line L through the rack 10 and around the papers P, and through the two orthogonal binding slots 42 and 44, thus precluding any interference or inadvertent tying or securing of the papers P to the rack 10 in any way. The bound papers may then be lifter from the upper binding area 14, and placed within the lower bound paper storage area 12 for future transfer to a recycling point, as desired.
Accordingly, it will be seen that the present paper recycling rack 10 provides a most convenient means of addressing the need for paper recycling in the home, office, or other environment. Heretofore, the various 21 9356~o devices a~apted for paper recycling ~l~ve provided for the ~1 n~in~ of loo~e papers, ~t storage of the loo~e papers be~ore b~n~in~ an~ ~ub~equent storage of tho~e bound papers h~ to be pro~ided at other locatio~s.
With thc pre~ent rack 10, loo~e paper~ ~ may be placed direccly ~nto t~e upper bi n~i n~ ~rc~ 14 with no need for preli~inAry p~eparatio~ (i. e., placing twine or cord into thc area, etc.) and may be bound at ~y desired point a3 de~cribed above, thus u~ing the ~ame loc~tion for both preli~;n~ry sto~age ~f loo~e paper~
and for t~e b;n~;n~ of those p~p~r~ The bound papers ~re likewioe ~tored in th~ ~ame rack 10, me~ely by lifti~ the bale f~om the upper area 14 and placing it in the lower area 12. T~us. the present rack 10 1~ provides an extremely efficient, compact, and cOn~enient me~n~ of addressin~ the~e various easks as~ociated with paper recycling, all in a single unit.
It is to be understood ~hat ~he pre~en~ in~ention is not limited ~o ~he sole e~bodiment described a~ove, but encompa~ses any and all e~o~ t~ within the scope of ~he followin~ cl~in~3.
Claims (20)
1. A paper recycling rack providing for the bundling of loose papers and storage of bundled papers therein, said rack comprising:
a lower paper storage area comprising a generally rectangular floor panel having first through fourth upper platform supports extending upwardly therefrom and defining four corners for said floor panel and said rack;
separate first through fourth upper platforms each extending inwardly from a respective one of said upper platform supports, with said upper platforms disposed in a rectangular array and defining first and second orthogonally disposed binding slots therebetween;
said upper platforms each having an opening therebelow, with each said opening communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough, and;
first through fourth discontinuous peripheral upper paper retaining walls each extending upwardly from said upper platforms, with each of said walls including a gap therein corresponding to and communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough and about any papers resting upon said upper platforms, whereby;
papers are placed in a generally rectangular stack upon said upper platforms and binding material is secured orthogonally about the stack by means of access provided by said openings below said upper platforms, said binding slots, and each said gap in said upper paper retaining walls, with bound stacks being placed within said lower paper storage area for transfer to a recycling facility.
a lower paper storage area comprising a generally rectangular floor panel having first through fourth upper platform supports extending upwardly therefrom and defining four corners for said floor panel and said rack;
separate first through fourth upper platforms each extending inwardly from a respective one of said upper platform supports, with said upper platforms disposed in a rectangular array and defining first and second orthogonally disposed binding slots therebetween;
said upper platforms each having an opening therebelow, with each said opening communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough, and;
first through fourth discontinuous peripheral upper paper retaining walls each extending upwardly from said upper platforms, with each of said walls including a gap therein corresponding to and communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough and about any papers resting upon said upper platforms, whereby;
papers are placed in a generally rectangular stack upon said upper platforms and binding material is secured orthogonally about the stack by means of access provided by said openings below said upper platforms, said binding slots, and each said gap in said upper paper retaining walls, with bound stacks being placed within said lower paper storage area for transfer to a recycling facility.
2. The paper recycling rack of claim 1, including:
opposite first and second side wall panels and a rear wall panel extending upwardly from said floor panel, and an open front paper storage access opposite said rear wall panel.
opposite first and second side wall panels and a rear wall panel extending upwardly from said floor panel, and an open front paper storage access opposite said rear wall panel.
3. The paper recycling rack of claim 1, wherein:
each of said upper platforms includes a generally diagonally disposed brace therebelow, extending from a respective one of said upper platform supports and beneath a corresponding one of said upper platforms to provide additional strength therefor.
each of said upper platforms includes a generally diagonally disposed brace therebelow, extending from a respective one of said upper platform supports and beneath a corresponding one of said upper platforms to provide additional strength therefor.
4. The paper recycling rack of claim 1, wherein:
said upper paper retaining walls are relatively higher adjacent said upper platform supports than adjacent said gaps adjacent said binding slots, thereby providing increased clearance for paper binding operations.
said upper paper retaining walls are relatively higher adjacent said upper platform supports than adjacent said gaps adjacent said binding slots, thereby providing increased clearance for paper binding operations.
5. The paper recycling rack of claim 1, including:
rack support means disposed beneath said lower paper storage area floor panel, with said support means providing a high coefficient of friction to reduce sliding movement of said rack upon an underlying surface.
rack support means disposed beneath said lower paper storage area floor panel, with said support means providing a high coefficient of friction to reduce sliding movement of said rack upon an underlying surface.
6. The paper recycling rack of claim 5, wherein:
said rack support means comprises a plurality of resilient pads.
said rack support means comprises a plurality of resilient pads.
7. The paper recycling rack of claim 5, wherein;
said rack support means comprises at least a pair of oppositely disposed elongate strips of resilient material.
said rack support means comprises at least a pair of oppositely disposed elongate strips of resilient material.
8. The paper recycling rack of claim 1, wherein:
said rack is monolithically formed as a single unitary component.
said rack is monolithically formed as a single unitary component.
9. The paper recycling rack of claim 1, wherein:
said rack is formed of plastic material.
said rack is formed of plastic material.
10. The paper recycling rack of claim 9, wherein.
said plastic material is translucent to provide for observation of paper contained therein.
said plastic material is translucent to provide for observation of paper contained therein.
11. The paper recycling rack of claim 10, wherein:
said translucent plastic material includes a smoke tint therethrough.
said translucent plastic material includes a smoke tint therethrough.
12. A paper recycling rack providing for the bundling of loose papers and storage of bundled papers therein, said rack being monolithically formed of plastic material as a single, unitary component and comprising:
a lower paper storage area comprising a generally rectangular floor panel having first through fourth upper platform supports extending upwardly therefrom and defining four corners for said floor panel and said rack;
separate first through fourth upper platforms each extending inwardly from a respective one of said upper platform supports, with said upper platforms disposed in a rectangular array and defining first and second orthogonally disposed binding slots therebetween;
said upper platforms each having an opening therebelow, with each said opening communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough, and;
first through fourth discontinuous peripheral upper paper retaining walls each extending upwardly from said upper platforms, with each of said walls including a gap therein corresponding to and communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough and about any papers resting upon said upper platforms, whereby;
papers are placed in a generally rectangular stack upon said upper platforms and binding material is secured orthogonally about the stack by means of access provided by said openings below said upper platforms, said binding slots, and each said gap in said upper paper retaining walls, with bound stacks being placed within said lower paper storage area for transfer to a recycling facility.
a lower paper storage area comprising a generally rectangular floor panel having first through fourth upper platform supports extending upwardly therefrom and defining four corners for said floor panel and said rack;
separate first through fourth upper platforms each extending inwardly from a respective one of said upper platform supports, with said upper platforms disposed in a rectangular array and defining first and second orthogonally disposed binding slots therebetween;
said upper platforms each having an opening therebelow, with each said opening communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough, and;
first through fourth discontinuous peripheral upper paper retaining walls each extending upwardly from said upper platforms, with each of said walls including a gap therein corresponding to and communicating with a respective one of said binding slots and providing for the passage of binding material therethrough and about any papers resting upon said upper platforms, whereby;
papers are placed in a generally rectangular stack upon said upper platforms and binding material is secured orthogonally about the stack by means of access provided by said openings below said upper platforms, said binding slots, and each said gap in said upper paper retaining walls, with bound stacks being placed within said lower paper storage area for transfer to a recycling facility.
13. The paper recycling rack of claim 12, including:
opposite first and second side wall panels and a rear wall panel extending upwardly from said floor panel, and an open front paper storage access opposite said rear wall panel.
opposite first and second side wall panels and a rear wall panel extending upwardly from said floor panel, and an open front paper storage access opposite said rear wall panel.
14. The paper recycling rack of claim 12, wherein:
each of said upper platforms includes a generally diagonally disposed brace therebelow, extending from a respective one of said upper platform supports and beneath a corresponding one of said upper platforms to provide additional strength therefor.
each of said upper platforms includes a generally diagonally disposed brace therebelow, extending from a respective one of said upper platform supports and beneath a corresponding one of said upper platforms to provide additional strength therefor.
15. The paper recycling rack of claim 12, wherein:
said upper paper retaining walls are relatively higher adjacent said upper platform supports than adjacent said gaps adjacent said binding slots, thereby providing increased clearance for paper binding operations.
said upper paper retaining walls are relatively higher adjacent said upper platform supports than adjacent said gaps adjacent said binding slots, thereby providing increased clearance for paper binding operations.
16. The paper recycling rack of claim 12, including:
rack support means disposed beneath said lower paper storage area floor panel, with said support means providing a high coefficient of friction to reduce sliding movement of said rack upon an underlying surface.
rack support means disposed beneath said lower paper storage area floor panel, with said support means providing a high coefficient of friction to reduce sliding movement of said rack upon an underlying surface.
17. The paper recycling rack of claim 16, wherein:
said rack support means comprises a plurality of resilient pads.
said rack support means comprises a plurality of resilient pads.
18. The paper recycling rack of claim 16, wherein:
said rack support means comprises at least a pair of oppositely disposed elongate strips of resilient material.
said rack support means comprises at least a pair of oppositely disposed elongate strips of resilient material.
19. The paper recycling rack of claim 12, wherein:
said plastic material is translucent to provide for observation of paper contained therein.
said plastic material is translucent to provide for observation of paper contained therein.
20. The paper recycling rack of claim 19, wherein:
said translucent plastic material includes a smoke tint therethrough.
said translucent plastic material includes a smoke tint therethrough.
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