Front load fork assembly for side load or rear load containers
AssigneeKann Manufacturing Corporation
InventorsKenneth D. GOEDKEN, Jared L. ROWLAND
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Abstract
An adapter for lift arms of a front loading commodity collection truck includes a pair of forks, each of which can individually pivot from a position alongside the frame of the adapter to a position generally perpendicular to the frame of the adapter. Each fork includes elements to allow it to connect with either a side loadable refuse container or a rear end loadable refuse container. At least one fork is supported on a laterally telescoping assembly so that the fork can reach a refuse container located, away from the adapter on the street side of the collection truck,
Claims20
In a commodity collection body having lift arms movable from a towered position forward of the commodity collection body to a raised position above a load opening of the commodity collection body;
- each of the lift arms having a fork lift cylinder attached therealong, an improvement comprising
- a fork assembly mounted to the lift arms,
- an elongate main frame extending between the lift arms,
- the main frame supporting a first fork selectively pivotable about a first axle supported on the main frame,
- the first axle having a longitudinal axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the frame,
- the first fork including trunnion pockets on a street side thereof,
- the trunnion pockets adapted to selectively receive trunnion rods extending from a first side of a trunnion equipped refuse container,
- at least one lock down arm pivotable between an open position and a closed position,
- the at least one lock down arm touchingly engaging a top edge of the trunnion equipped refuse container,
- wherein the lift arms may selectively lift and upend the trunnion equipped refuse container over the load opening of the commodity collection body.
Apparatus to collect waste materials comprising
- a collection body having a load opening at a top thereof,
- the collection body including a pair of main lift arms pivotable thereon,
- each main lift arm including a free end,
- the free end of each main lift arm movable between a lowered position forward of the collection body and a raised position adjacent the load opening,
- a fork assembly removably mounted to the free ends of the main lift arms,
- the fork assembly comprising an elongate frame,
- the frame supporting a first fork,
- the first fork hinged at a hinge end thereof to the elongate frame,
- the first fork movable from an open position generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the frame to a folded position generally parallel to and adjacent the frame,
- the first fork including a pair of spaced apart refuse container engaging elements thereon,
- the refuse container engagement elements comprising either hook engaging members or a pair of trunnion pockets.
Adapter apparatus for a front loading commodity collection body having a pair of lift arms movable from a lowered position forward of the collection body to a raised position adjacent a load opening at a top of the collection body, comprising
- an elongate frame extending between free ends of the lift arms,
- a first fork member supported on the frame,
- the first fork member pivotal on the frame between a position perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the frame to a folded position alongside the frame and substantially parallel thereto,
- the first fork member including refuse container engaging members thereon,
- the container engaging members spaced apart along the first fork member,
- the container engaging members adapted to either engage a commercial refuse container having hooks on a first wall thereof or a commercial refuse container having a trunnion extending from opposing ends thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.