Carry can discharge floor

A refuse collection vehicle comprising:

• a storage body having a plurality of walls defining an interior and an access opening;
• an intermediate container movably supported adjacent the storage body, the intermediate container having a top opening, a bottom, a plurality of walls therebetween defining an interior and a discharge opening adjacent the bottom, and at least one door adjacent the bottom for selectively opening and closing the discharge opening;
• and
• a lift for raising the intermediate container above the access opening and for lowering the entire container such that the bottom discharge opening nests within the interior of the storage body.

A refuse collection vehicle comprising:

• a storage body having a plurality of walls defining a first compartment having an interior, a second compartment having an interior and an access opening in communication with the interiors of both the first compartment and the second compartment, wherein the access opening is defined by first, second, and third walls having a first plurality of edges extending in a plane and a fourth wall having an edge located below said plane, said first, second, third, and fourth walls forming an access opening at a level of said fourth wall edge;
• an intermediate container movably supported adjacent the storage body, the intermediate container having a top opening, a bottom, a plurality of walls therebetween defining a first bin having a first discharge opening defined by a second plurality of wall edges surrounding the first discharge opening, a second bin having a second discharge opening defined by a third plurality of wall edges surrounding the second discharge opening, and at least one door adjacent the bottom for selectively opening and closing the first and second discharge openings;
• and
• a lift connected to the intermediate container, wherein the lift moves the container from a first position at which the second and third plurality of wall edges extend on a first side of the plane;
• to a second position at which the second and third plurality of wall edges extend through the access opening such that the first and second discharge openings nest within the storage body in alignment with the first and second compartments, respectively.

A method for unloading refuse from a container having a discharge opening defined by a first plurality of wall edges surrounding the discharge opening, and a bottom discharge door closing the discharge opening into an interior of a storage body of a refuse collection vehicle having an access opening defined by first, second, and third walls having a first plurality of edges extending in a plane and a fourth wall having an edge located below said plane, said first, second, third, and fourth walls forming an access opening at a level of said fourth wall edge, the method comprising:

• raising the container above the plane;
• lowering the container through the access opening to position the first plurality of wall edges defining the discharge opening within the interior of the storage body;
• and
• opening the discharge door to unload refuse from the container into the interior of the storage body.