Rapid rail
US4219298A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1974 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2003/0276
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A side loading refuse collection truck is equipped with apparatus for lifting containers from the ground at a random lateral distance from the side of the truck, elevating these containers above a refuse collection compartment of the truck and there inverting the container to allow the discharge through gravity of the refuse from the container to the truck. Thereafter, the apparatus permits replacement of the container alongside the truck at precisely the location where the container was first lifted, at the same random lateral distance from the side of the truck. The apparatus is conveniently operated by a single operator without manual handling of the container and is adapted to fit in narrow alleyways and roadways without protruding apparatus.
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