Waste disposal device including rotating cartridge coupled to hinged lid

Abstract

A rotating cartridge capable of dispensing flexible tubing coupled to a hinged lid of a container housing the cartridge. A rotation mechanism communicating with the lid rotates the cartridge automatically as the hinged lid is closed, thus twisting and sealably encapsulating a waste package inserted into the flexible tubing that is dispensed by the cartridge.

1 . A waste disposal device, comprising: 
 a container defining a waste chamber for receiving encapsulated waste package;    a lid hingedly coupled to said container, said lid being capable of moving between an open and closed position on said container;    a rotatable cartridge located in said container, said cartridge containing a length of flexible tubing therein;    a rotation mechanism operatively configured to controllably rotate said cartridge;    an actuation device operatively connected to actuate said rotation mechanism; and    wherein upon closing said hingedly coupled lid of said device, said lid causes said actuation device to actuate said rotating mechanism rotating said cartridge.    
   
   
       2 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein said container comprises a three-dimensional structure having a cross-section selected from the group consisting of a circle, square, rectangle and a polygon.  
   
   
       3 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein a retention mechanism is arranged in said container to hold said waste package in a stationary position while said rotation mechanism rotates said cartridge so that the waste package is twistably encapsulated in said flexible tubing.  
   
   
       4 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 3 , wherein said retention mechanism is rotated while the cartridge is held stationary so that the waste package is twistably encapsulated in said flexible tubing.  
   
   
       5 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein said actuation device is operatively connected to said lid hingedly coupled to said container.  
   
   
       6 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein said actuation device is operatively connected to a foot pedal whereupon, pressing or depressing said foot pedal automatically rotates said cartridge.  
   
   
       7 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein said actuation device is operatively connected to a pushbutton, whereupon pressing or depressing said pushbutton automatically rotates said cartridge.  
   
   
       8 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 7 , wherein said automatic rotation of said cartridge is achieved only upon closing of said lid hingedly coupled to said container, thereby twisting said flexible tubing to encapsulate said waste package.  
   
   
       9 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein opening of said lid hingedly coupled to said container disengages rotation of said cartridge, thereby keeping said waste package encapsulated.  
   
   
       10 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , further comprising an anti-twisting mechanism.  
   
   
       11 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 10 , wherein said anti-twisting mechanism comprises a bar.  
   
   
       12 . The waste disposal device according to  claim 1 , wherein said container has a window for viewing the amount of accumulated waste package in the waste chamber.