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US 12,054,366 B2Granted
Collection device with releasable bottom
OwnerWilliam Penfield Smith, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A collection device can include an enclosure defining a top opening and a bottom opening; a latch coupled to the enclosure and configured to selectively secure a base to the enclosure proximate to the bottom opening; and an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator controlled remotely and configured to open the latch and thereby release the base.
Claims26
A collection device comprising:
- an enclosure defining a top opening and a bottom opening;
- a latch coupled to the enclosure and configured to selectively secure a base to the enclosure proximate to the bottom opening;
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- an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator controlled remotely and configured to open the latch and thereby release the base, the actuator being a hydraulic cylinder.
1 more element
A vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a receptacle coupled to the chassis;
- a collection device coupled to one of the chassis and the receptacle, the collection device comprising:
- an enclosure;
- a base coupled to a first portion of the enclosure;
- a latch selectively securing the base to a second portion of the enclosure;
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- an actuator coupled to the latch;
- the actuator configured to operate the latch and thereby selectively release and secure the base;
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- a controller coupled to one of the chassis, the receptacle, and the collection device, the controller configured to control the actuator.
8 more elements
A method of using a collection system, the method comprising:
- lifting a collection device of the system, an enclosure of the collection device of the system enclosing a material deposited therein by a user of the collection system;
- activating an actuator of the collection device with a controller to disengage a latch of the collection device from a base of the collection device, the actuator being a hydraulic cylinder;
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- releasing the base of the collection device from at least a portion of the enclosure to allow the material to exit a bottom opening defined by the collection device.
1 more element
A collection device comprising:
- an enclosure defining a top opening and a bottom opening;
- a base coupled to a first portion of the enclosure, the base comprising a base barrier extending across a top end of the base and configured to prevent passage of material deposited inside the enclosure through the bottom opening of the enclosure;
- a latch coupled to the enclosure and configured to selectively secure the base to the enclosure proximate to the bottom opening, the latch selectively securing the base to a second portion of the enclosure, the second portion being distal from the first portion, the base being releasable from the enclosure by disengagement of the latch;
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- an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator controlled remotely and configured to open the latch and thereby release the base.
2 more elements
A collection device comprising:
- an enclosure defining a top opening and a bottom opening;
- a base coupled to a first portion of the enclosure, the base comprising a frame configured to prevent racking of the base, the base defining a side opening, the side opening defined more specifically by a horizontal member extending across the base proximate to at least one of a top end and a bottom end of the base;
- a latch coupled to the enclosure and configured to selectively secure the base to the enclosure proximate to the bottom opening, the latch selectively securing the base to a second portion of the enclosure, the second portion being distal from the first portion, the base being releasable from the enclosure by disengagement of the latch;
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- an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator controlled remotely and configured to open the latch and thereby release the base.
2 more elements
A collection device comprising:
- an enclosure defining a top opening and a bottom opening;
- a base coupled to a first portion of the enclosure;
- a latch coupled to the enclosure and configured to selectively secure the base to the enclosure proximate to the bottom opening, the latch selectively securing the base to a second portion of the enclosure, the second portion being distal from the first portion, the base being releasable from the enclosure by disengagement of the latch, the latch comprising a bolt comprising at least one prong, one of the enclosure and the base comprising a strike configured to receive the latch, the bolt configured to engage the strike, the strike being configured to receive the bolt;
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- an actuator coupled to the latch, the actuator controlled remotely and configured to open the latch and thereby release the base.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.