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US 5,226,757 AGranted
Yard waste collection vehicle
OwnerJohn W. Tarrantinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a yard waste removal vehicle capable of being used to collect various types of yard waste. The vehicle includes a box-like hopper that is adapted to receive materials from a conveyer system, vacuum system, a side access door and a towed chipper machine. The interior of the hopper includes a movable partition that enables a segregation of the hopper's contents with a concomitant ability to separately dump the contents of each portion of the divided hopper.
Claims23
A yard waste collection vehicle comprising:
- a wheeled chassis having a front end and a rear end, said front end having disposed thereon a cab designed to inwardly receive at least one person;
- a box-shaped hopper disposed on the rear end of said chassis, said hopper having an openable door located on a rear portion thereof, said hopper being secured to a lifting means for raising a forward end of the hopper to a raised position, said hopper having an interior area and a partition located within said interior area, said partition being movable from a first position to a second position wherein when said partition is in said first position, said partition is a means for separating the interior area of the hopper into a forward compartment and a rearward compartment, which compartments are separately enclosed from each other and wherein when said partition is in said second position, said partition does not separate the forward compartment from the rearward compartment, and a vacuum means connected to the chassis and said vacuum means having a primary duct means that connects to said hopper wherein the vacuum means is a means for vacuuming leaves from an area exterior to the vehicle and transporting said leaves into the interior area of the hopper.
A yard waste removal vehicle comprising:
- a wheeled chassis;
- an enclosed hopper disposed on top of a rear portion of said chassis, said hopper having a front end, a rear end, a right side, a left side and an interior area and wherein the rear end of said hopper includes a rear door for providing access to the hopper's interior area;
- a lift mechanism attached to the chassis and the hopper, said lift mechanism is a means for tilting the hopper in a dumping manner wherein loose materials located within the interior area of said hopper are dumped out the rear door thereof;
- a movable partition located within the interior area of said hopper, said partition is a means for dividing the interior area of the hopper into a forward portion and a rearward portion, which portions are separately enclosed from each other, said partition is pivotally connected to said hopper and said hopper includes a lock means for releasably engaging the partition and for preventing pivotal movement of the partition wherein when the partition is disengaged from the lock means and the hopper is tilted by the lifting mechanism, the partition pivots rearwardly and enables any loose materials located in the forward portion of the hopper's enclosed area to pass the partition and enter into the rearward portion of the hopper's interior area;
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- a vacuum means having an inlet and an outlet wherein the outlet is operatively connected to the hopper wherein said vacuum means is a means for transporting any materials vacuumed into the inlet through the outlet and into the interior area of the hopper.
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A yard waste collection vehicle comprising:
- a wheeled chassis having a front end and a rear end, said front end having disposed thereon a cab designed to inwardly receive at least one person;
- a box-shaped hopper disposed on the rear end of said chassis, said hopper having an openable door located on a rear portion thereof, said hopper being secured to a lifting means for raising a forward end of the hopper, said hopper having an interior area and a partition located within said interior area, said partition being movable from a first position to a second position wherein when said partition is in said first position, said partition is a means for separating the interior area of the hopper into a forward compartment and a rearward compartment, and wherein when said partition is in its second position, it no longer separates the forward compartment from the rearward compartment, and a conveyer system that includes a bucket movably mounted on a track wherein a top portion of the track is located proximate an opening in a top portion of the hopper and the track is pivotally supported by a pedestal means.
A yard waste collection vehicle comprising:
- a wheeled chassis having a front end and a rear end, said front end having disposed thereon a cab designed to inwardly receive at least one person;
- a box-shaped hopper disposed on the rear end of said chassis, said hopper having an openable door located on a rear portion thereof, said hopper being secured to a lifting means for raising a forward end of the hopper, said hopper having an interior area and a partition located within said interior area, said partition being movable from a first position to a second position wherein when said partition is in said first position, said partition is a means for separating the interior area of the hopper into a forward compartment and a rearward compartment, and wherein when said partition is in its second position, it no longer separates the forward compartment from the rearward compartment, and a conveyer system that includes a bucket movably mounted on a track wherein a top portion of the track is located proximate an opening in a top portion of the hopper and said track extends over the vehicle's cab.
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