Method and arrangement for handling compressible material

Abstract

A method of handling compressible materials of trash including the steps of; compressing trash material into a compressed charge and then pushing the compressed charge from a compression area into a holding area and allowing the compressed charge to stabilise and settle; compressing a second charge of compressible trash material and pushing the second compressed charge from the compression area into the holding area and thereby pushing the stabilised and settled first charge from the holding area; ejecting the first charge from the holding area into a cover and as the first charge makes its way through said cover a series of wires or straps are tied around said cover.

1 . A method of handling compressible materials of trash including the steps of;
 compressing a first charge of trash material into a compressed charge in a compression area of an arrangement effected to handle such compressible trash material;   pushing the first compressed charge from the compression area of the apparatus into a rectilinear holding area, the rectilinear holding area being substantially the same size as the first compressed charged pushed into the rectilinear holding area from the compression area;   allowing the first compressed charge to stabilise and settle in the rectilinear holding area;   compressing a second charge of compressible trash material in the compression area to thereby form a second compressed charge;   pushing the second compressed charge from the compression area into the rectilinear holding area and thereby pushing the stabilised and settled first charge from the rectilinear holding area;   ejecting the first compressed charge from the rectilinear holding area into a cover wherein the cover is arranged and positioned to receive the first compressed charge that was stabilised and settled in the rectilinear holding area;   wherein as the ejected first compressed charge is received into the cover as the ejected first compressed charge makes its way into said cover a series of wires or straps are tied periodically around said ejected first compressed charge.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the cover is a bag. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the cover is a film wrap. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the cover is a net. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the amount of wire or strap tied periodically along the length of the first compressed charge as the first compressed charge is being ejected from the rectilinear holding area into the cover will be dependent upon the compressible material that has been compressed into the first compressed charge. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein an exiting end of the rectilinear holding area has an outer surface adapted to receive there around and over the cover being drawn out and around the first compressed charge as it is being ejected from the holding area so that the first compressed charge becomes baled once complete encompassed by the cover. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6  wherein the arrangement for effecting the handling of the compressible trash material includes a cover frame structure wherein the cover is placed on the cover frame structure away from the location where the first compression charge is ejected. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the cover frame structure is supported on an overhead tracking or rail arrangement so that the cover frame structure can be slid in front of the rectilinear holding area so that the cover supported on the cover frame structure is positionable about the exiting end of the rectilinear holding area with the positionable cover frame support then withdrawable from the exiting end of the rectilinear holding area once the first compressed charge has been baled. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8  wherein the wire or strap periodically tied about the ejecting first compressed charge bale as being ejected from the rectilinear holding area is by a tying apparatus. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the tying apparatus is supported on an overhead track or rail. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein when the cover frame support is slid into position at the exiting end of the rectilinear holding area and the tying apparatus is in a retracted position along the supporting rail. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein when the cover support frame is slid away from the exiting end of the rectilinear holding area the tying apparatus is in an extended position at the exiting end of the rectilinear holding area such that once the ejected charge from the rectilinear holding area begins to be pushed into the cover the ejection from the apparatus effecting the handling of the compressible trash material can be stopped so that tying can commence. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12  wherein the arrangement effecting the handling of the compressible trash material is automated such that the first compressed charge as it is ejected into the cover will stop periodically depending on the amount of wire or strapping that needs to be tied about the coverable first compressed charge as it exits the exiting end of the rectilinear holding area. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the bag is corn starch. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14  wherein the bag is transparent. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the rectilinear holding area is adapted to accept the compressed charge of material from a compression area of a compacting machine via an inlet at or towards a first end thereof, the holding area further comprising an outlet at or towards a second end thereof, that is smaller in area than the inlet. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16  wherein the rectilinear holding area at the outlet includes restrictor plates which are positioned within the outlet of the holding area at the top and bottom thereof at least, in order to effect a reduction in the distance between said top and bottom. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 2  wherein the bag is transparent.