Swing-away refuse receptacle lift
AssigneeThe Heil Co.
InventorsBlake F. Applewhite, Bryan D. Anderson
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Abstract
A swing-away lift is provided. The swing-away lift may allow for mechanized dumping of the contents of a refuse receptacle into a refuse container. Further, the swing-away lift may allow unobstructed access to the refuse container for a refuse-gathering vehicle. The swing-away lift may include a pivot leg, a swing arm, and a lift unit, and may be utilized in conjunction with a refuse container and a refuse receptacle. The swing arm may be pivotably connected to the pivot leg, and may pivot between a first closed position and a second open position. The lift unit may provide mechanized lifting and dumping of a refuse receptacle into a refuse container.
Claims17
A swing-away lift for mechanized dumping of the contents of a refuse receptacle into a refuse container, comprising:
- a pivot leg assembly;
- a swing arm assembly, pivotably connected to said pivot leg assembly, for pivoting about a substantially vertical axis between a first closed position and a second open position thereof, relative to an associated refuse container;
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- a lift unit, supported on said swing arm assembly for movement therewith, for mechanized lifting and dumping of an associated refuse receptacle into an associated refuse container whenever said swing arm assembly is in said first closed position thereof;
- wherein said lift unit includes a pivoting carriage with an actuation device and a control system for controlling operation of said actuation device, configured for causing the mechanized lifting and dumping of an associated refuse receptacle by driving the pivoting carriage between a first lowered position and a second raised position, and configured to receive, support, and invert an associated refuse receptacle to be emptied into an associated refuse container;
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- said lift, when said swing arm assembly is in said first closed position thereof, restricts access to the associated refuse container for a refuse gathering vehicle and when said swing arm assembly is in said second open position thereof, allows unobstructed access to the associated refuse container for a refuse-gathering vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.