Automated trash truck having a front loading conveyor and method of use
OwnerRobert W. Strangeinventor
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Abstract
A truck for collecting trash from a trash container includes a body having a front, a main hopper, and a trash-receiving station disposed in front of the main hopper. A pick up arm assembly is connected to the front, so that the pick up arm assembly can selectively pick up the trash container and dump the trash into the trash-receiving station. A main conveyor moves the trash from the trash-receiving station to the main hopper. The pick up arm assembly can be easily removed from the front of the truck, and can be pivoted outward for maintenance purposes.
Claims2
A truck for collecting trash from a trash container, comprising:
- a body having a front;
- a main hopper;
- a trash-receiving station disposed in front of said main hopper, said trash-receiving station disposed in fixed relationship with said main hopper;
- a pick up arm assembly connected to said front, so that said pick up arm assembly can selectively pick up the trash container and dump the trash into said trash-receiving station;
- a main conveyor which moves trash from said trash-receiving station to said main hopper;
- said trash-receiving station including a secondary conveyor which moves trash toward said main conveyor;
- said pick up arm assembly pivotally connected to said front by two horizontal pivotal connections;
- said pick up arm assembly horizontally pivotable outward for maintenance purposes;
- said pick up arm assembly having a first side and an opposite second side;
- a first horizontal pivotal connection disposed on said first side;
- an opposite second horizontal pivotal connection disposed on said second side;
- said first pivotal connection effected by a first pinned connector having a first pin, and said second pivotal connection effected by a second pinned connector having a second pin;
- said pick up arm assembly horizontally pivotable by pulling said first pin and horizontally pivoting said pick up arm assembly about said second horizontal pivot connection;
- and,
- said pick up arm assembly removable from said front by pulling said first and second pins from said first pinned connector and said second pinned connector respectively.
A truck for collecting trash from a trash container, comprising:
- a body having a front;
- a main hopper;
- a trash-receiving station disposed in front of said main hopper;
- a pick up arm assembly connected to said front, so that said pick up arm assembly can selectively pick up the trash container and dump the trash into said trash-receiving station;
- said pick up arm assembly including a sliding arm which selectively extends;
- said pick up arm assembly substantially extending across the entire front width of said truck thereby increasing the reach of said sliding arm;
- said pick up arm assembly pivotally connected to said front by two horizontal pivotal connections;
- said pick up arm assembly horizontally pivotable outward for maintenance purposes;
- said pick up arm assembly having a first side and an opposite second side;
- a first horizontal pivotal connection disposed on said first side;
- an opposite second horizontal pivotal connection disposed on said second side;
- said first pivotal connection effected by a first pinned connector having a first pin, and said second pivotal connection effected by a second pinned connector having a second pin;
- said pick up arm assembly horizontally pivotable by pulling said first pin and horizontally pivoting said pick up arm assembly about said second horizontal pivot connection;
- and,
- said pick up arm assembly removable from said front by pulling said first and second pins from said first pinned connector and said second pinned connector respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.