Swingably supported pusher actuator for refuse transporting vehicle
AssigneeDempster Systems Inc.
InventorDonald J. Henderson
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Abstract
An actuator is extensible in a first position within a truck receptacle to move a pusher to a primary rearward position in the receptacle; and the actuator is extensible in a second position in the receptacle to move the pusher to a secondary rearward position in the receptacle, said secondary position located closer to a discharge opening than said primary position. Swingable means is provided, and to which the actuator is operatively connected, for swinging that connection to the actuator between the first and second positions.
Claims10
In a self-contained refuse handling and transporting apparatus that includes a truck chassis mounting an elongated, box-shaped receptacle having a refuse loading opening near the receptacle front and a normally closed refuse discharge opening at the receptacle rear, a pusher in said receptacle and an extensible actuator in the receptacle and operatively connected to the pusher to move it longitudinally to displace refuse toward said discharge opening, the improvement comprising:
- (a) swingable means to which said actuator is also operatively connected for swinging its connection to the actuator from a first position relatively forwardly in the receptacle to a second position, closer to said discharge opening than said forward position,
- (b) whereby the actuator is extensible in said first position to move the pusher to a primary rearward position in the receptacle, and the actuator is extensible in said second position to move the pusher to a secondary rearward position in the receptacle, said secondary position located closer to said discharge opening than said primary position,
- (c) and holder means for releasably holding the swingable means in said second position while the actuator is being extended to move the pusher to said secondary position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.