| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 414404000 | For emptying contents thereof into portable receiving means | 66 |
| 20080199289 | Method and Device For Emptying Containers - The invention relates to a method and a device for emptying transport containers that are transported by transport devices. At least one gripper device is arranged over a support surface having at least one opening. A control controls the gripper device and occasions the gripper to clamp the transport container at its side walls that are oriented in parallel to the direction of transport and to lift it off the support surface. The height of the lifting movement of the gripper device allows the container to swing to a vertical position. The gripper device is then lowered for placing the container upside down onto the support surface over the opening in an emptying position. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080219818 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FREIGHT CONTAINER LOADING - Disclosed are apparatuses and methods for use thereof for loading bulk material into freight containers. One apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume of the container and a ram. The rain comprises a plate and a driver configured to move the plate from a back end of the hopper to an open end of the hopper to expel material into a container. Another apparatus comprises a hopper configured to receive bulk material that is sized and shaped to be at least partially enclosable by a container to occupy a substantial volume the container and a reciprocating conveyor floor system. Optionally, the apparatus further include a stand and/or collapsible legs to further support the hopper. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080247851 | REFUSE TIPPER LATCHING DEVICE AND METHOD - A latching device is beneficial for holding a refuse cart to a refuse tipper. The latching device has a master cylinder in fluid communication with a slave cylinder. The slave cylinder is adapted to operate a latch to thereby retain the refuse cart on the refuse tipper. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100003114 | Lug tender - A lug tender includes a conveyor belt-type feed bed having flexible conveyor belts for transporting lugs from a first, feed end, between side guard rails to a hopper or dumping end. At the hopper end, the side rails are omitted so that a grasping mechanism can address the side walls of the lug, grasping same and rotating the lug, inverting the lug over a feed hopper. Fruit carried by the lug is thus deposited in the feed hopper. A guard placed over the feed hopper prevents the lug from entering the feed hopper. A pusher bar displaces the lug across the guard to free up the hopper for the subsequent lug. The emptied lug can then be removed either manually or mechanically for recycling. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100215464 | AUTOMATIC PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - An automatic product distribution system is disclosed. The product distribution system includes a distribution platform and a transportation platform. The distribution platform is used for distributing the products in the main storage unit into the secondary storage unit. The transportation platform is used for transporting the main storage unit and the secondary storage unit. The transportation platform transports the main storage unit and the secondary storage unit to the distribution platform and the distribution platform executes a distribution operation. After the distribution operation is finished, the transportation platform transports the secondary storage unit out of the distribution platform and transports another secondary storage unit to the distribution platform so that the distribution platform executes a distribution operation again. Thereby, the distribution platform can continuously execute the distribution operations. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100316473 | DEVICE FOR UNLOADING TRAYS USING A PIVOT MEMBER - The device ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110229292 | SWING-AWAY REFUSE RECEPTACLE LIFT - A swing-away lift is provided. The swing-away lift may allow for mechanized dumping of the contents of a refuse receptacle into a refuse container. Further, the swing-away lift may allow unobstructed access to the refuse container for a refuse-gathering vehicle. The swing-away lift may include a pivot leg, a swing arm, and a lift unit, and may be utilized in conjunction with a refuse container and a refuse receptacle. The swing arm may be pivotably connected to the pivot leg, and may pivot between a first closed position and a second open position. The lift unit may provide mechanized lifting and dumping of a refuse receptacle into a refuse container. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20150360884 | PALLET-EXCHANGE MACHINE INCLUDING BLADE ASSEMBLY TO ASSIST SUPPORT OF LOAD - Methods and apparatus are provided for exchanging pallets. The apparatus includes a pallet-exchange machine having a frame assembly being configured to receive a pallet supporting a load once the pallet is positioned to do just so; a clamp assembly being supported by the frame assembly, and the clamp assembly being configured to clamp and hold the load once the pallet is positioned in the clamp assembly to do just so; and a blade assembly being configured to be movable relative to the frame assembly between a load-support position and an no-load position, and the blade assembly being configured to assist in supporting the load once the clamp assembly is actuated to clamp and to hold the load and once the blade assembly is moved from no-load position to the load-support position to do just so. | 12-17-2015 |
| 414405000 | By inverting both receptacle and receiving means in order to transfer contents from one to other | 2 |
| 20110064549 | Apparatus and Method for Inverting Beverage Glasses - The disclosure depicts an apparatus and method for transferring beverage glasses from a first a beverage glass containment rack to an empty second beverage glass containment rack. Each rack includes side walls and a plurality of chambers arrayed within the perimeter. Each chamber of the rack is adapted to contain a beverage glass. The apparatus has side walls bearing edges adapted to engage the perimeter of the glass rack when in a mounted position. It also has a center divider within an interior of the apparatus and orthogonal its side walls. A plurality of ducts is arrayed within the side walls, each respective duct passing through and coupled to the center divider such that each respective duct is positioned to fit within a respective chamber when in the mounted position. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20140119859 | TRAY FLIP UNLOADER - A mailpiece transfer apparatus uses a transfer box to unload a plurality of mailpieces from an open tray, while maintaining an orientation alignment of the flat items. The tray is placed in the transfer box, after which the transfer box, holding the tray, is rotated to cause the mailpieces to rest against a cover of the transfer box. The tray is then removed, and the transfer box rotated again, allowing the substantially flat items to rest against a bottom of the transfer box, but without the tray. The mailpieces are then guided to a next workstation. The mailpieces may be edged for delivery to the next workstation. | 05-01-2014 |
| 414406000 | Having receiving means mounted on wheeled vehicle | 56 |
| 20090202326 | Cement truck elevator for additives - Disclosed is a lift elevator that utilizes a winch motor and a moveable platform. The lift Elevator includes cables, tubular frame and guides. These provide controls to a platform upon which a bucket of additives can be loaded into a cement truck mixer. To maintain ease of operation, control switches are placed at both top and bottom of the device. These controls allow upward and downward motion. They are also automatically stopped at both top and bottom of the motion by limit switches. Also provided are E-stop switches in case an emergency stop is required. By placing additional operator safety belts, connected to a “Dead Man” Switch, greater operation safety is provided. All switches have “wash down” capability for additional protection, increased durability and life cycle. There would also be a light in the cab of said vehicle showings its operator that everything was locked in the proper position and its truck could now be moved. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090290963 | Trash container emptying mechanism - A trash container emptying mechanism provides an upstanding “U” shaped yoke with two horizontally spaced apart vertically extending arms each having a perpendicular base portion mounted to wheeled cart. A trash container carrier having a partially circumferentially extending rigid upper support, a vertically spaced apart bottom support and at least one vertical leg communicating between the rigid upper support and the bottom support is pivotally carried within the yoke on two offset pivot spacers and two horizontal axles extending therethrough and therebetween. A flexible length adjustable strap releasably secures the trash container to the carrier and a removable position locking pin extends through aligned axle holes defined in yoke vertical arm and carrier to positionally secure the carrier and trash container in a vertical orientation within the yoke. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100119340 | WASTE REMOVING AND HAULING VEHICLE - A vehicle for removing and hauling waste has a waste bin located above a baseline. The waste bin has a chamber and an emptying site for receiving waste into the chamber. A waste receptacle transfer means is driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position. A waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position. A first receiver is associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100119341 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WASTE REMOVING AND HAULING - A method for removing and hauling waste has a receiving step requiring reception of a signal carrying identifying information from a waste receptacle outfitted with a signal generating means at a first location. The signal is transmitted from the first location to a data link. A subsequent data signal is transmitted to an external site. The data signal is compared against account information associated with the waste receptacle. A return data signal having a value designating an account status associated with the waste receptacle is transmitted from the external site; triggering automatic physical movement of the waste receptacle based on the value received from the external site. Another signal is received from the waste receptacle outfitted with a signal generating means at a second location. The signal is transmitted from the second location to the data link. A second data signal is transmitted to the external site. Data gleaned from the second data signal is stored in the account information associated with the waste receptacle. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110274525 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMPTYING A LATCHED CONTAINER - A system for unlatching a latched container includes a body. A lid is rotatably affixed to the body and movable between a first position and a second position. A latch is pivotably mounted on the lid for selectively locking the lid in the closed position, the latch having a first member adapted to be pivotably mounted to the lid and a second member adapted to selectively engage a projection on the housing. An arched member connects the first member to the second member. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20130259614 | MOTOR VEHICLE FOR COLLECTING AND SORTING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF DOING SAME - A motor vehicle for collecting and sorting material includes at least one container disposed in a material-storage compartment of the motor vehicle, a bin tipper configured to receive a collection bin containing the material, and a hopper configured to receive the material from the collection bin and transport the material to a selected location in the material-storage compartment of the motor vehicle. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20140314530 | Commercial Waste Container Systems and Methods - The present disclosure includes a commercial waste system including a commercial waste container and a commercial waste vehicle. The waste container includes an interior volume that may be divided by a container divider into at least two container chambers, to collect waste and/or other multiple types of recoverable (recyclable) materials without comingling. Additionally, the rear loading waste vehicle includes a hopper divider and a storage divider, such that collection of the multiple types of waste from the divided container does not comingle the collected materials. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140328656 | Scale Based Load Limiting For Refuse Vehicles - A weight based load limiting system for a refuse vehicle. The system includes a weight determination module that generates a signal that varies in accordance with a vehicle weight. If the vehicle weight approaches or exceeds a predetermined maximum weight, the signal inhibits a portion of the loading or packing operation to prevent overloading the vehicle. In various configurations, the inhibiting can be to prevent a lifting of a refuse container to prevent empting the container into the vehicle hopper. In other various configurations, the inhibiting occurs by maintaining engine power to less than the engine power typically output during a packing operation. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150093222 | Biasing Cradle For Refuse Vehicle - A cradle and guide system for a refuse vehicle has at least one track member mounted on a bumper of a refuse vehicle. The at least one track member is able to deflect horizontally to compensate for misalignment. At least one guide member is mounted to a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle. The at least one guide member contacts the at least one track member to limit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle during misalignment. The at least one track member returns to its original position to align the front loading forks. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150098777 | Collection and Delivery Vehicle - This invention includes embodiments which disclose a collection and delivery vehicle with a cab portion, a chassis and a container box. The container box includes a lift mechanism, a material storage area which may include multiple individual storage areas, some dual use, and a conveyor, auger or other desirable material handling mechanism to receive the material from bins and move it to the material storage area and/or storage containers from above. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150353299 | ORDER PICKING STATION AND METHOD OF ORDER PICKING - An order picking system enables a picker at a picking position to collect orders from multiple containers. A container feeding mechanism moves containers along a feeding line to and from the picking position in multiple container holders positioned in first and second rows at different horizontal levels with respect to ground. The container feeding mechanism is configured for simultaneously moving the container holders in the first row to the picking position and the container holders in the second row from the picking position. Multiple container carriages are moved along multiple parallel tracks in a direction substantially perpendicular to the feeding line so as to carry containers to and from the container feeding mechanism. | 12-10-2015 |
| 414407000 | With closure for receiving means and receptacle-responsive operating means for closure | 1 |
| 20130336751 | Refuse Vehicle Shield And Bin Cover - A front loading refuse collection vehicle ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 414408000 | Device includes vertically swinging arm and receptacle support pivotably attached thereto | 40 |
| 20080199290 | Refuse and Recycling Collection System - A refuse and recycling collection system for use with a vehicle that collects both refuse and recyclable materials configured with a grapple arm for grabbing, lifting and inverting a waste bin that has a hinged lid. The apparatus includes a movable retention member extending upwardly from the grapple arm for the selective retention of the hinged lid while the grapple arm holds the waste bin. The waste bin is configured with a first compartment for the containment of refuse, and a second compartment adjacent said at least one side wall for the containment of recyclable materials. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080279662 | COMPACT REFUSE CART LIFTER WITH ROTATING LATCH - A compact lifter is disclosed which allows for an improved operating envelope of the liftplate. The lifter utilizes a motor having 210 degrees of rotation and lifting arms of a unique geometry to rotate a liftplate from a retracted position below and in front of the lifter baseplate to a dumping position wherein the opening of a refuse cart is located substantially forward of an inner hopper or container edge. As a result, refuse is dumped further into the container or vehicle hopper, which minimizes the number of packing cycles required as multiple refuse carts are emptied. The liftplate is attached to the motor using dual lifting arms, and includes a fixed upper hook. A rotating, retractable lower hooking mechanism holds the refuse cart during dumping. The compact design improves ground clearance when the lifter is retracted, permits the dumping of large commercial containers over the lifter, and requires no modification of the hopper structure of a rear-loading refuse collection vehicle. The lifter may be mounted over a wide range of mounting heights and maintain engagement with refuse carts without altering the structural components of the lifter. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080317568 | Garbage truck and self-contained loading and unloading system therefor - An elongated container of a truck has a closed front end wall and a hinged rear outlet closure, and a side infeed opening for receiving garbage. This empty container is configured to receive an elongated base upon which is mounted a reciprocating conveyor floor for moving garbage in the container outward through the opened rear closure for deposit at a garbage disposal site. The power drive mechanism for driving the reciprocating floor is located at the front end of the container and is shielded from input garbage by a deflector secured to the reciprocating floor. The deflector also serves as a pusher for compacting and moving garbage in the container out through the opened rear closure. The self-contained reciprocating floor is easily carried manually and fed through the opened rear closure and secured firmly in the truck container. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090067965 | SIDE-LOADING REFUSE COLLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for collecting refuse, the apparatus comprising a vehicle having a frame formed as two substantially parallel members and a hopper secured to the frame. First and second bins may be connected by respective first and second dumping mechanisms to opposite, exterior sides of the hopper. The first and second dumping mechanisms may selectively and independently move respective first and second bins between stowed positions substantially below the hopper and dumping positions above the hopper. The width between the exterior extremes of the first and second bins when both are in stowed positions may substantially be defined by a summation of the width of the first bin, the distance between the outer extremes of the frame, and the width of the second bin. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090081013 | Machine for food waste densification and removal and process for same - A machine and process for commercial and industrial food waste densification and removal combining a leak proof trailer, a densification system, a trash container, and a dumping mechanism, into a unified collection apparatus. An organic waste generator such as a restaurant can easily store large amounts of its organic liquid and semi-liquid refuse and wastes onsite until the unit is full, then a trash hauler can transport this waste in the leak proof trailer to a municipal landfill or other processing location. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090317219 | REFUSE VEHICLE PACKING SYSTEM - The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected follower panel in which the receiving and packing arrangement enables refuse to be deposited into a receiving section or area at any time regardless of the reciprocal position of the packer panel and which includes an efficient, low maintenance wiper member design in conjunction with a follower panel attached to the packer panel such that the top surface of both the follower panel and the packer panel are cleaned or swept off during the return or retraction stroke of the packer panel. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100111655 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LOADING AND TRANSPORTING CONTAINERS - Apparatus and methods for loading, transporting and dumping a plurality of containers on a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a frame pivotally attachable a vehicle bed, an upper container engaging means and a lower container engaging means, both coupled to the frame. The upper container engaging means is moveable between a first height and a second height, the first height and the second height differing by greater than at least the height of a container. The lower container engaging means may be stowed and deployed. The upper container engaging means is moveable to the first height for loading a first container when the lower container engaging means is stowed. The lower container engaging means is deployed at the first height for loading the second container when the upper container engaging means is at the second height. The first container and second container may thereby be sequentially loaded and simultaneously transported on the vehicle. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100111656 | THREE PIECE LIFT ARM APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention is a refuse truck lift arm with sections that are bolted, not welded, together. Where the sections are joined together there is a recess and key arrangement. The key is seated in the recess of each half and straddles the inner face that divides them. In this way, shear forces that would otherwise be entirely borne by the bolts are also placed on the key. Each of the three sections, called “weldments,” are welded together in a novel way. The welding placement and sequence reduces welding distortion. Two C-shaped steel pieces are used for each straight section of each weldment. First, interior reinforcing brackets are welded into each C-section. Next, the two C-shaped sections are welded together, with the weld being between the edges that will form the thin side of the arm. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100183410 | Gripper System - The disclosure describes a novel approach of utilizing a front loading waste collection vehicle. A gripper system is added to the fork tube of a front loading waste collection vehicle. The gripper system allows a front loader to lift and dump waste bins into the truck's hopper for the collection of trash, recyclables and/or other materials. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100278620 | REFUSE RECEPTACLE LIFTER MOUNTING/WEIGHING ASSEMBLY - A lifter mounting assembly for a refuse receptacle lifter is disclosed. The lifter includes a fixed support adapted to be fixedly mounted to a refuse collection facility. A movable support is carried by the fixed support, with the movable support being adapted for mounting a refuse receptacle lifter thereon. The movable support is movable relative to the fixed support under force exerted by the lifter when lifting a refuse receptacle. A load cell is positioned for actuation by movement of the movable support relative to the fixed support. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100322749 | VERSATILE COLLECTION APPARATUS FOR FRONT LOADING REFUSE VEHICLE - A refuse collection assembly for a refuse collection vehicle mounts to a intermediate container on the refuse collection vehicle. The refuse receptacle collection assembly can grasp a refuse receptacle at curbside, at street side, or forward of the intermediate container in any location over a one hundred eighty degree arc. The collection assembly grasps the receptacle and locates it above the intermediate container and tilts it sufficiently to empty the contents of the receptacle in the intermediate container. The collection assembly then returns the receptacle upright to its previous location or to any location to the right, left or forward of the refuse collection assembly. The refuse receptacle collection assembly includes a rail extending along a wall of the intermediate container, a carriage selectively movable along the rail, and a receptacle engaging assembly supported by the carriage for grasping the refuse receptacle. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110038696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING REFUSE CONTAINERS - To collect refuse, a portable material container gripper is mounted to lift arms of a refuse collection truck. The portable material container gripper is easily mounted to the lift arms by inserting a tube around the lift arms and locking it in place with a bar passing through an opening in the tube. The portable material container gripper includes a clamp that clamps around a horizontal bar on a refuse or material container to hold the refuse or material container in place while it is dumped into the bed of the refuse collection truck by the lift arms. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110038697 | SIDE LOADING REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM - A cart lifter is provided that is adapted to be mounted to a refuse container or directly to a refuse collection vehicle. A support is provided that is adapted to be pivotally mounted adjacent to the loading area of either the refuse container or the vehicle. First and second support arms are provided that are carried by the pivoting support. The support arms are movable relative to a support frame between a first position in which the support arms are adjacent the refuse container or vehicle and a second position in which the support arms are relatively angularly disposed with their free ends being spaced outwardly away from the support frame. A container capturer is provided for engaging and releasing a smaller refuse collection cart, and the free ends of each of the support arms are adapted to carry the container capturer. Actuators are provided for dumping or inverting the refuse collection cart, to move the support arms between the first position for storage and/or dumping and the second position for capturing or releasing a cart, and for actuating the container capturer so that it can engage and release the refuse collection cart. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110052355 | COMPACT REFUSE CART LIFTER WITH ROTATING LATCH - A compact lifter is disclosed which allows for an improved operating envelope of the liftplate. The lifter utilizes a motor having 210 degrees of rotation and lifting arms of a unique geometry to rotate a liftplate from a retracted position below and in front of the lifter baseplate to a dumping position wherein the opening of a refuse cart is located substantially forward of an inner hopper or container edge. As a result, refuse is dumped further into the container or vehicle hopper, which minimizes the number of packing cycles required as multiple refuse carts are emptied. The liftplate is attached to the motor using dual lifting arms, and includes a fixed upper hook. A rotating, retractable lower hooking mechanism holds the refuse cart during dumping. The compact design improves ground clearance when the lifter is retracted, permits the dumping of large commercial containers over the lifter, and requires no modification of the hopper structure of a rear-loading refuse collection vehicle. The lifter may be mounted over a wide range of mounting heights and maintain engagement with refuse carts without altering the structural components of the lifter. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110188976 | ADAPTER TO UNLOAD REAR LOADING CONTAINER INTO SIDE LOADING COMPACTION BODY - An adapter to allow a sideloading refuse collection body to empty a rear loading container having trunnions. The adapter has a pair of spaced apart trunnion pockets to receive opposing trunnions of the container. A pair of lock arms on the adapter can be lowered against the tops of opposing sides of the container to lock the container in the trunnion pockets and against a stabilizer which engages the front wall of the container. The adapter includes a guide plate aligned with and extending from the front wall of the container. Lift arms on the collection body are joined to opposing sides of the adapter. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110236167 | TRUCK WITH EXTERNAL ARM ASSEMBLY CONTROLS - Improved trash trucks are disclosed having arm assembly controls arranged to provide improved vision of the front of a trash truck when operating the forks through the trash container lifting, dumping and lowering operations. The arm assembly controls can be arranged in many different locations on the truck to provide this improved vision, and in one embodiment the controls are located on the driver's door a sufficient distance back from the front of the truck to allow for safe operation by the truck operator, but far enough forward to allow the truck operator to see the area to the front of the trash truck. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110268542 | LIFT ASSEMBLY - A lift apparatus includes an elongated spine having a top portion and a bottom portion, a traveler operatively connected along the elongated spine for traveling up and down the elongated spine, a single linear actuator operatively connected to the traveler configured to move the traveler up and down the spine, an arm, and a single hinge operatively connected between the traveler and the arm allowing the arm to hinge outwardly and upwardly to a dump position when the traveler is proximate the top portion of the elongated spine. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120027548 | Scale Based Load Limiting For Refuse Vehicles - A weight based load limiting system for a refuse vehicle. The system includes a weight determination module that generates a signal that varies in accordance with a vehicle weight. If the vehicle weight approaches or exceeds a predetermined maximum weight, the signal inhibits a portion of the loading or packing operation to prevent overloading the vehicle. In various configurations, the inhibiting can be to prevent a lifting of a refuse container to prevent empting the container into the vehicle hopper. In other various configurations, the inhibiting occurs by maintaining engine power to less than the engine power typically output during a packing operation. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120230803 | LINEARLY EXTENDABLE COLLECTION MECHANISM FOR REFUSE HAULING VEHICLES - An improved recyclables collection vehicle includes a lift mechanism for selective loading into any one of multiple hoppers on the vehicle. The lift mechanism includes a track which extends past the rear of the vehicle such that a moveable carriage may move along the track to collect a refuse bin located to the rear of the vehicle or on an elevated dock behind or alongside the vehicle. The carriage can be aligned with any one of the hoppers such that the lift mechanism will elevate the refuse bin and invert it over the hopper container. The movement of the carriage along the track and the raising of the lift mechanism are operated with a wireless remote control. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130022431 | MECHANISM TO EMPTY TRUNNION EQUIPPED REFUSE CONTAINER INTO SIDE LOADING COLLECTION BODY - An automated side loading mechanism for a refuse collection body capable of lifting and emptying a refuse container equipped with a trunnion bar. A carriage reaches out from the side of the collection body and includes a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes pockets to receive opposing ends of the trunnion bar on the refuse container. Lock arms pivot downward so that bar members on the lock arms overlie top edges of the refuse container. The carriage is retracted and the lift mechanism is raised on the carriage so that the refuse container can be upended over the load opening of the collection body. The bars on the lock arms angle upwardly to allow plastic lids hinged to the refuse container to swing past the bars when the container is upended, while restraining the container from falling into the collection body. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130034412 | LOAD LEVELING MODIFICATION FOR FRONT LOADING REFUSE TRUCK - A modification apparatus to convert an existing front loading refuse collection truck so that the lifted container remains level until the container is near the load opening of the refuse collection body of the truck. A mounting plate is bolted to brackets added to an existing refuse collection body and provides multiple connection points for attachment of one end of a slave cylinder that is hinged at its other end to one of the main lift arms of the collection body. As the rod of the slave cylinder extends or retracts with the movement of the lift arm, hydraulic fluid from the slave cylinder passes to fork cylinders which retract or extend to control the orientation of the lifted container relative to the lift arms. The apparatus can be easily added to a variety of existing front loading collection bodies. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130039728 | Refuse Collection Vehicle With Telescoping Arm - A refuse collection vehicle has a container collection arm with a telescoping boom coupled with a refuse stowage unit of the vehicle. A grasping mechanism is coupled with an end of the boom. A rotary actuator couples the grasping mechanism with the boom to enable a waste container to be moved between a pick up position and a dump position. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130195590 | ADAPTER TO EMPTY REAR END LOAD OR SIDE LOAD REFUSE CONTAINERS INTO FORK BORNE INTERMEDIATE CONTAINER - An adapter for front forks of a front loading commodity collection truck allows the truck to collect from rear load and side load style containers. An intermediate container is carried on the forks of the truck. An engagement apparatus is mounted on the intermediate container and is laterally extendible to engage the commercial container at curbside and draw the container to the intermediate container. The engagement apparatus will lift the commercial container and tip it over the intermediate container. Controls in the cab of the truck control operation of the adapter. The adapter can be removed easily from the forks when a front loading refuse container is encountered. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130243554 | ADAPTER TO UNLOAD REAR LOADING CONTAINER INTO SIDE LOADING COMPACTION BODY - An adapter to allow a sideloading refuse collection body to empty a rear loading container having trunnions. The adapter has a pair of spaced apart trunnion pockets to receive opposing trunnions of the container. A pair of lock arms on the adapter can be lowered against the tops of opposing sides of the container to lock the container in the trunnion pockets and against a stabilizer which engages the front wall of the container. The adapter includes a guide plate aligned with and extending from the front wall of the container. Lift arms on the collection body are joined to opposing sides of the adapter. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130251485 | Self-Contained Auxiliary Collection System for a Refuse Truck - There is disclosed a self-contained cart-tipping system for residential applications that can be installed on a variety of refuse collection truck types, including front loading, side loading and rear loading models. The cart tipper system of the invention includes independent hydraulic and electrical systems and needs only to be served by a source of electric power. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130266409 | PORTABLE PAD FOR CONTAINER - A pad includes a pad top surface, a pad bottom surface, and an inset defined in the pad top surface. The inset is sized and shaped for accommodating a can. A depth of the inset relative to the pad top surface is defined for allowing a can bottom surface to be seated in the inset and below the pad top surface. The inset is recessed to a sufficient depth to reduce a probability of the can, when empty, from tipping in winds. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130272830 | Container System for Front End Loader Vehicle Bucket - A system for extending the load carrying capacity of the bucket of a front end loader vehicle utilizes an oversized container configured to be nested within the bucket of the vehicle. Attached to the floor of the container are receptacles for the insertion of the front end of the vehicle's bucket. Chains or like attachment devices, secured and tightened by ratchet style turnbuckles, are wrapped around the bucket to ensure that the container is rigidly maintained within the bucket. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130343845 | VERSATILE COLLECTION APPARATUS FOR FRONT LOADING REFUSE VEHICLE - A refuse collection assembly for a refuse collection vehicle mounts to a intermediate container on the refuse collection vehicle. The refuse receptacle collection assembly can grasp a refuse receptacle at curbside, at street side, or forward of the intermediate container in any location over a one hundred eighty degree arc. The collection assembly grasps the receptacle and locates it above the intermediate container and tilts it sufficiently to empty the contents of the receptacle in the intermediate container. The collection assembly then returns the receptacle upright to its previous location or to any location to the right, left or forward of the refuse collection assembly. The refuse receptacle collection assembly includes a rail extending along a wall of the intermediate container, a carriage selectively movable along the rail, and a receptacle engaging assembly supported by the carriage for grasping the refuse receptacle. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140023468 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED ARTICULATED ARM FOR DISCHARGING BINS - The present document describes a collection container or vehicle-mounted articulated arm for discharging bins in a collection container. The arm comprises an attachment section which allows for mounting the arm on a collection container or a chassis of a vehicle carrying a collection container without effecting any alterations to the existing mechanism/structure of the collection container and/or the truck on which the collection container is provided. The arm also comprises an articulation mechanism winch allows the arm to extend for grabbing the bin, lift the bin upward to discharge its content in the collection container, lower the bin to place it back on the ground, and retracts back toward the collection container for storage and/or transportation. An arm according to the present embodiments may be made from light materials such as aluminum without affecting its lifting capacity. In an embodiment, the weight of the bin applies a pressure on the arm, which pressure causes the arm to retract after grabbing the bin. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140119860 | Cradle For A Side Loading Arm For Refuse Vehicle - A support rack for a side loading arm of a refuse vehicle has a frame to secure with the refuse vehicle. A rack is pivotally coupled with the frame. A biasing member is coupled between the rack and frame. The biasing member enables pivotal movement of the rack between a first and second position. The biasing member returns the rack to the first position after movement into the second position. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140119861 | Actuating Support Rack - A support rack for a side loading arm of a refuse vehicle has a frame to secure with the refuse vehicle. A support member is pivotally coupled with the frame. The support member receives the side loading arm. An actuating mechanism is coupled between the frame and the support member. The actuating mechanism moves the support member between a first and a second position. In the first position, the support member is in a locked position which locks the side loading arm in position with the support rack during over road traveling conditions. In the second position, the support member is in an unlocked position to enable the side loading arm to move away from the support rack. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140126983 | FRONT LOAD FORK ASSEMBLY FOR SIDE LOAD OR REAR LOAD CONTAINERS - An adapter for lift arms of a front loading commodity collection truck includes a pair of forks, each of which can individually pivot from a position alongside the frame of the adapter to a position generally perpendicular to the frame of the adapter. Each fork includes elements to allow it to connect with either a side loadable refuse container or a rear end loadable refuse container. At least one fork is supported on a laterally telescoping assembly so that the fork can reach a refuse container located, away from the adapter on the street side of the collection truck, | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140199143 | Refuse Vehicle Including A CNG Tank Compartment - A refuse collection vehicle has a receiving area in a refuse collection device. The receiving area includes a body cradle to receive at least one CNG tank. At least one CNG tank is positioned in the body cradle. At least one door covers the receiving area. The at least one door is pivotally secured on the refuse collection device to enable access to the at least one CNG tank without use of external lift device. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140271066 | INDEPENDENT LOAD SENSING FOR A VEHICLE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - A hydraulic system for a vehicle includes a first hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic circuit, and a main actuator. The first hydraulic circuit includes a first pump having a flow outlet; a first pressure line having a pump end coupled to the flow outlet of the first pump; and a first load sensing line having a pump end coupled to the first pump and a pressure end coupled to the first pressure line. The second hydraulic circuit includes a second pump having a flow outlet; a second pressure line having a pump end coupled to the flow outlet of the second pump; and a second load sensing line having a pump end coupled to the second pump and a pressure end coupled to the second pressure line. The main actuator is coupled to the first pressure line and the second pressure line and is configured to oppose a load force. The first load sensing line is separate from the second load sensing line such that the first pump and the second pump respond independently to the load force. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140341685 | Refuse Vehicle Track and Guide System - A track and guide system for a refuse vehicle has at least one track member mounted on a bumper of the refuse vehicle. The track member has a desired length extending transverse to the ground. At least one guide member is mounted on a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle. The at least one guide member contacts the at least one track member to prohibit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150030419 | AUTOMATED LOAD ARM MECHANISM FOR FRONT FORKS OF REFUSE COLLECTION TRUCK - A loading assembly for a refuse collection vehicle wherein a pair of gripping arms can upend a refuse container into an intermediate container. A first set of gripper arms can be located on a first side of the intermediate container and a second set of gripper arms can be located on a second side of the intermediate container. The two sets allow refuse bins located on a curb side and street side to be serviced by the loading assembly. The intermediate container can then be emptied into a storage compartment of the vehicle. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150093223 | Vertical Adjustable Side Arm Of A Refuse Vehicle - A vertically adjustable collection arm assembly for picking up refuse cans has an arm mechanism to pick up the cans. A lift mechanism raises and lowers the arm mechanism. The lift mechanism is coupled with the arm mechanism and a structure. The lift provides vertical movement to lift and lower the arm mechanism with respect to the structure. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150307275 | Material Handling System - A material handling system including a receptacle; a loading opening disposed within the receptacle; a transfer opening disposed within the receptacle in adjacent angled relation to the loading opening; and a first compaction plate rotatably coupled proximate the receptacle between the loading opening and the transfer opening. As to particular embodiments, the material handling system can further include a second compaction plate movably disposed proximate the transfer opening. Upon rotation of the first compaction plate toward the second compaction plate in an immovable condition, material disposed between the first and second compaction plates is compacted to generate compacted material. As to particular embodiments, the material handling system can further include a rotatable arm and a rotatable gripper rotatably coupled to a rotatable arm first end. As to particular embodiments, the rotatable arm can be rotatably coupled to an extendable arm which can reversibly extend laterally outward. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150314958 | RUBBISH COLLECTION VEHICLE WITH AN IMPROVED CONTAINER LIFTER - A container lifter and a low-encumbrance rubbish collection bin that can be used for a rear loading rubbish collection vehicle. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20160016770 | APPARATUS AND ASSEMBLY FOR LIFTING AND TIPPING A LIPPED BARREL OR DRUM - An apparatus and assembly is easily mounted to a vehicle of the type that is often used to lift objects, such as a fork truck. The apparatus and assembly is configured with a front end that has two opposing forks, or support members. Situated on top of each support member is a hinged plate. Each hinged plate is normally disposed in a horizontal plane, but can be pivoted upwardly relative to a hinge. Each plate also comprises an arcuate portion that faces inwardly relative to the support members. The arcuate portions of the plates form part of a round circumferential diameter to that substantially matches the diameter of a barrel. This diameter, however, is less than the diameter of an upper rim of the barrel and is less than any horizontally-disposed reinforcing billets that are defined in the sidewalls of the barrel. | 01-21-2016 |
| 414409000 | Device includes track-guided, receptacle-supporting carrier | 4 |
| 20080219819 | Security compactor truck system - This invention includes in some embodiments a secure compactor truck system with a truck cab operationally attached to a truck chassis, a generally enclosed framework operationally attached to the chassis, the framework including a feedstock inlet and a feedstock outlet, a feedstock lift attached to one of the framework and the chassis, and disposed to lift feedstock containers to the feedstock inlet, and a normally closed secure feedstock inlet door which is configured to open when the feedstock lift provides a feedstock container to the feedstock inlet. Additional embodiments may further include a generally enclosed feedstock container compartment within the framework for storing at least one feedstock container. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20130302119 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFUSE TRACK EXTENDABLE ARMS - A lift arm controller for a refuse truck has a lift arm, a gripper dimensioned for gripping and holding a refuse container, a carriage on the lift arm to translate along it and a gripper mounted on the carriage. A lift actuator is operationally attached to the carriage to translate the carriage, gripper and the refuse container along the lift arm. At least one sensor is configured to sense when the carriage is entering a near end portion of the lift arm and a signal to a controller. The controller is in operative communication with the sensor and the lift actuator and is configured to signal the lift actuator to operate at a slower speed when a signal is received from the sensor. The sensor may be an inclinometer. The inclinometer may also be used to maintain the gripper in a substantially level orientation. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20150291355 | SUBSURFACE SYSTEM FOR THE COLLECTION OF REFUSE - The present invention describes a subsurface refuse system for side loading collection. It comprises an underground bunker ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160159571 | LIFTER FOR A REFUSE COLLECTION CONTAINER - A refuse receptacle lifter is provided for use with a collection container to receive refuse from a refuse receptacle. The lifter comprises an elongated lift arm with an arcuate upper end and a lower end, with the lift arm being movable relative to the collection container between a first, generally vertically-extending retracted and a second, extended position in which the lower end of the lift arm is spaced away from the collection container. In one embodiment, the lift arm comprises a lower linear portion defining the lower end, with the lower linear portion being angularly disposed relative to an intermediate linear portion so that when the lift arm is in the first, retracted position, the lower end of the lift arm is generally located beneath the arcuate upper end of the lift arm. | 06-09-2016 |
