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US 4,709,440 AGranted
Mobile clean-up device
OwnerElizabeth Y. Conellyinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a mobile device for receiving and transporting debris. The device comprises a wheel mounted collector compartment having a lipped open mouth at the leading edge to receive debris, and a hinged door at the rear to discharge debris. A latch is mounted on the door to hold the door in a closed position and to release the door to allow the door to swing to an open position. The latch is controlled by a lever and cable arrangement mounted on a handle extending upward from the compartment.
Claims19
A mobile clean up device comprising a wheeled bse member having a leading edge, a trailing edge and first and second side edges;
- a first and second side member attached to said first and second side edges, respectively;
- a lip member secured to said leading edge and inclined downwardly therefrom;
- a rear plate secured to said trailing edge and extending upwardly therefrom;
- said rear plate having an upper portion rigidly secured to said side plates, a lower portion pivotally secured to said upper portion, and hinge means operatively interposed between said upper portion and said lower portion to pivot said lower portion between an open position and a closed position against said base member;
- latch means attached to said base member to secure said lower portion of said rear plate in said closed position;
- handle means detachably secured at one end thereof to said upper portion of said rear plate and extending upwardly therefrom;
- lever means secured to said handle means remote of said rear plate;
- and cable means operatively interconnected between said lever means and said latch means and responsive to movement of said lever means to disengage said latch means and permit said lower portion to move away from said base member in free pivotal movement about said hinge means in response to gravity thereupon and discharge trash from within said device.
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