US 2006/0038425 A1Published application

Automatic tarper

OwnerJames Reynoldsinventor

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Abstract

A tarping system that automatically covers and prevents trash from spilling from a trash opening in the rear vertical panel of a CRC. The tarping system automatically draws a tarp from the lower edges of the trash opening up over the opening, effectively closing the opening completely. The lower edges of the tarp are secured around the lower side edges and bottom edge of the trash opening of the CRC and the upper edges are secured to a tarping bar. The tarping bar is spring-biased to automatically swing upward when the CRC is moved away from a trash compactor site, in the process collecting any trash that spills from the trash opening and preventing trash from slipping from the CRC at the bottom of the tarp.

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Dependent claims

A tarping system for secure closure of a trash opening on a compactor receiver container (CRC), said trash opening being in a rear vertical panel of said CRC and being bounded by an upper edge, a lower edge, and side edges, said tarping system comprising:

a tarping bar having two side arms and a horizontal bar therebetween, each side arm being pivotably attached to said rear vertical panel;
a tarp having a first end and a second end, said first end being attached to said rear vertical panel around a lower portion of said trash opening and said second end being attached to said tarping bar;
an actuation means for moving said tarping bar between an open position in which said horizontal bar extends near to and substantially parallel to said lower edge and a closed position in which said horizontal bar extends near to and substantially parallel to said upper edge..

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Application: 10/924,352Filed 23 Aug 2004
Published: 23 Feb 2006
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Classification5 codes

B65F 3/143
With devices for charging, distributing or compressing refuse in the interior of the tank of a refuse vehicle: means facilitating the separation…
B65F 2003/008
Constructional features relating to the tank of the refuse vehicle: interchangeable
Y10S 220/908
Receptacles: trash container
B65F
Gathering or removal of domestic or like refuse

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