set of springs 176. The floor 190 may be of concrete, or more preferably may be plate steel, or more preferably be machine finished metal harder than the metal of the set of springs 176.

The advantages of the present invention shown in Fig. 6 include, without limitation, the capability of compacting a set of springs 176 into a configuration suitable for recycling in the scrap metal market with the added efficiency of a plurality of various matching sized powered rams 160, 162, 164, and 166 with corresponding matched movable vertical side enclosed compression chambers 170, 172, 174 and 180. This allows one machine with one powered ram cylinder 168 to compact a plurality of spring set 176 sizes.

In broad embodiment, the invention Fig. 6 is a set of springs compactor of any shape which comprises at least one powered ram and at least one resistance or opposing force between which at least one set of springs is laterally to its axis of resistance (See Fig. 1A 6.) compressed beyond its bending point or elastic limit in a plurality of compression chambers 170, 172, 174 and 180. Further, to enhance efficiency of the current invention the movable vertical compression chambers 170, 172, 174 and 180.may be augmented via the invention as shown in Fig. 1C and Fig. 1D. And, the invention shown in Fig. 6 may be operated in a horizontal mode or vertical mode or any plane inbetween.

Referring now to the invention in more detail, in Fig. 28 there is shown one embodiment of the current invention 814 comprising: a hydraulic pump 802, a movable cylinder 804, a movable cylinder 808, a movable cylinder 806, a powered ram 810, and a powered ram extension 812.

In more detail, still referring to the invention of Fig. 28, in operation the hydraulic pump 802 activates the movable cylinder 804 to move the powered ram 810 forward or backwards. To increase the height of the powered ram 810, the hydraulic pump 802 activates the movable cylinder 808 and activates the movable cylinder 806 moving the powered ram extension 812 upward increasing the height of the powered ram 810. To return to the original height, the powered ram 810, the hydraulic pump 802 activates the movable cylinder 808 and activates the movable cylinder 806 moving the powered ram extension 812 downward to its original position as shown.

In further detail, still referring to the invention of Fig. 28, the relative dimensions of the powered ram 810 and the powered ram extension 812 are totally dependent upon the interior dimensions of the compaction chamber in which they will be used

The construction details of the invention as shown in Fig. 28 are "as shown" and "may be" constructed of steel, more preferably constructed of stell harder than the springs to compacted.

Referring now to the invention shown in Fig. 28, via rotating the powered ram extension 812 ninety degrees and placing it on the edge of the powered ram 810 along with relocating the two movable cylinders 808 and 806 or adding two additional movable cylinders, the width of the powered ram 810 may be increased in one direction. The powered ram 810 may be extended on any of its edges via the addition of a plurality of movable cylinders and powered ram extensions thus the powered ram 810 may be extended up, down, left or right or any combination thereof.