Apparatus having a pivotable arm for crushing cans

The can crushing device disclosed herein comprises a base plate which has an upper movable arm pivotally connected at one end of the base plate, said base plate having an arm rigidly connected to said base plate with the rigid arm having its upper surface substantially in the same plane as the upper surface of said base plate and said arm being connected to said base plate at a position other than the end of said base plate where said movable arm is connected. The movable arm has a bar rigidly connected thereto and extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom and in a position to come down on said arm rigidly connected to said base plate. With a partially crushed can positioned on said base plate and an uncrushed can positioned on said arm rigidly connected to said base plate it is possible with one downward movement of the movable arm to complete crushing of the partially crushed can and to simultaneously partially crush the uncrushed can on the rigidly connected arm extending from the base plate by the simultaneous downward movement of the bar extending from the upper movable arm.