Apparatus and method for mitigating dumpster noise
AssigneeInnovative Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorDonald L. Metz
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Abstract
A dumpster noise mitigation apparatus includes a lifting fork having a base end configured to attach to a waste collection vehicle, a tip end configured to engage a fork pocket on a dumpster, an upper surface, and a bottom surface. The dumpster noise mitigation apparatus further includes a sound-dampening element secured to one of the upper surface and the lower surface. The sound-dampening element is secured without material removal from the surface of the fork.
Claims20
A dumpster noise mitigation apparatus, comprising:
- a lifting fork, comprising:
- a base end configured to attach to a waste collection vehicle;
- a tip end configured to engage a fork pocket on a dumpster;
- an upper surface;
- and
- a bottom surface;
- and
- a sound-dampening element secured to one of the upper surface and the lower surface,
- wherein the sound-dampening element is secured without material removal from the surface of the fork.
A method for reducing the noise generated when a dumpster is emptied into a garbage truck, comprising the steps of:
- providing a slat in the range of 0.5 inches;
- providing a sound-dampening element having a thickness in the range of 0.10-0.38 inches;
- securing the slat to one of an upper surface and a lower surface of a lifting fork;
- securing the sound-dampening element to the slat;
- wherein the step of securing the slat to the fork does not entail material removal from the fork surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.