Refuse holding vehicle
US5513942A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65F2003/0276
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A refuse collection and storage body is carried by the frame of a truck chassis having a cab at the forward end thereof. A hopper having a rotatably reciprocal platen therein resides at the forward end of the body. Refuse within the body is discharged through an openable tailgate assembly at the rear of the body. A fixed length arm is pivotly connected at one end thereof to a carriage which is reciprocally movable along a transverse support beam. The arm, having refuse container gripping arms at the free end thereof, is rotatably elevatable for dumping the contents of the container into the hopper. The several movable components are responsive to a control apparatus located within the cab.
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