US 7,018,155 B1 · Refuse container transporter and lift

Abstract

A lift apparatus for conveying, lifting and at least partially inverting a refuse container for emptying into a dumpster or a refuse receptacle. The apparatus preferably has a base with wheels and a handle to facilitate transport. In one embodiment, the handle telescopes vertically and is hook shaped and adapted for engaging the lip of a dumpster or garbage chute. A pair of offset pivot arms is pivotally mounted to the frame and to a bin carriage, into which a refuse receptacle may be received. Application of a pivoting force to the pivot arms lifts and at least partially inverts the bin carriage for emptying the refuse container. Preferably a damper is provided on bin carriage movement as well as a locking mechanism to prevent bin carriage movement while being conveyed. The device may be operated manually, or adapted with mechanical power output devices to simplify lifting.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for transporting and lifting, toward at least partial inversion, a refuse container, comprising:

a frame having at least two wheels adapted to provide rollable transport thereof;
a column connected to said frame:
means for coupling said column to a refuse depository, said means for coupling said column to a refuse depository comprises an extendable member for temporarily engaging a top edge of said refuse depository;
a bin carriage adapted for receiving a refuse container;
a plurality of angularly offset parallel pivot arms coupled between said column and said bin carriage;
wherein said pivot arms are adapted to, in response to an applied pivot force, guide said bin carriage upwardly and impart a rotation thereof resulting in at least partial inversion of said refuse container;
and
means for generating said pivot force.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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