Patent · US Expired

Refuse collection vehicle having multiple collection assemblies

US7037061B2 · kind B2 · utility

20Cited by

16References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Delaware Capital Formation, Inc. · US

Inventors

Henry Michael Hund, Jr. · Cedar Bluff, US
Mark Keller · Birmingham, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2003
Grant date	May 2, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 3, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S414/13
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A refuse collection vehicle includes a collection bin that is mounted on the vehicle frame, and an apparatus for acquiring, lifting and transferring a container so as to deposit the contents of the container in the collection bin. The vehicle also includes a collection compartment that is pivotally mounted on the rear of the vehicle, a storage compartment that is mounted on the frame between the collection bin and the collection compartment, and a packer blade that is mounted within the collection compartment and moveable so as to move refuse material from the collection compartment into the storage compartment.

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