Container emptying device
OwnerFranklin D. Ebeling, Ernest C. Ebelinginventors
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Abstract
An interchangeable side loader unit on a vehicle moves outwardly from the vehicle to a position adjacent support abutment means on a trash and/or refuse container to move open-throat portions of U-shaped members upwardly into engagement with support abutment means, elevates container, automatically blocks open-throat portions of the U-shaped members to prevent disengagement of support abutment means when container reaches the arcuate turn at the top, inverts container to a dumping position, dumps container, moves container to an upright position, lowers container, moves container outwardly to the original position thereof.
Claims6
In combination with a vehicle having a power supply means and an elevated access opening, apparatus for emptying the contents of a refuse container into the vehicle through the elevated access opening, which apparatus comprises:
- a. a refuse container having axially aligned support abutment means provided thereon transversely thereof,
- b. elevator means including an endless carrier for raising and lowering said container,
- 1. said elevator means having an upper end adjacent said elevated access opening and a lower end adjacent a surface supporting said container,
- c. means connecting said elevator means to said power supply means to move at least said lower end of said elevator means over said surface between a first position closely adjacent said vehicle and a second position spaced outwardly from said vehicle and closely adjacent said container,
- d. container-engaging means connected to said endless carrier, whereby said container engaging means is inverted upon guided movement along a curved portion of said upper end of said elevator means, said container engaging means mechanically engaging the support abutment means on said container when said elevator means is moved to said second position by said power supply means, said container-engaging means including a U-shaped member having an open throat, and locking means for automatically locking said support abutment means to said container engaging means so that said container will remain in connected relationship with said container-engaging means when said container is tipped toward said elevated access opening to empty said container, said locking means including,
- 1. lock bar means for bridging said open throat, when in one position,
- 2. shaft means swingably connecting said lock bar means to said container engaging means, and
- 3. abutment means engageable by said container for swinging said lock bar means about the axis of said shaft means upon movement of said container to said tipped position, whereby said lock bar means will move to said bridging position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.