Patent · US Expired

Refuse container lift pocket

US4373849A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 1980
Grant dateFeb 15, 1983
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65F2003/0279
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A refuse container lift pocket for use on containers lifted and inverted over collecting truck bins, in which the pocket operates with lift arms from the truck to automatically tilt the container toward the truck as the container is lifted. The pocket has a bottom plate parallel with the container floor and a top plate in spaced relation to the bottom plate and angling downwardly away from the pocket entrance. A side wall is disposed between the top and bottom plates.

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