Back to results
US 9,809,383 B2Granted
Refuse vehicle track and guide system
AssigneeThe Heil Co.
InventorRichard Ford
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A track and guide system for a refuse vehicle has at least one track member mounted on a bumper of the refuse vehicle. The track member has a desired length extending transverse to the ground. At least one guide member is mounted on a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle. The at least one guide member contacts the at least one track member to prohibit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle.
Claims16
A track and guide system for a refuse vehicle comprising:
- at least one track member with at least one lateral side in a plane, vertical with respect to the refuse vehicle, the at least one track member to be mounted on a bumper of the refuse vehicle, the at least one track member has a desired length extending transverse to the ground so that a portion of the at least one track member extends below the bumper of the refuse vehicle;
- and
- at least one guide member, the at least one guide member is to be mounted on a cross bar between a pair of side bars, pivotally coupled with the refuse vehicle, of a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle, the at least one guide member contacts the at least one lateral side of the at least one track member to prohibit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle and the guide member can contact the at least one track member below the bumper to enable adjustment of the front loading fork to accommodate intermediate containers.
A refuse vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle chassis including a cab;
- a container coupled within the rear portion of the chassis;
- and
- front loading forks, with a cross bar between a pair of side bars and extending tines, the pair of side bars pivotally coupled with the refuse vehicle for dumping intermediate containers into the container on the rear of the chassis;
- at least one track member with at least one lateral side in a plane, vertical with respect to the refuse vehicle, the at least one track member is mounted on a bumper of the refuse vehicle, the at least one track member has a desired length extending from the bumper so that a portion of the at least one track member extends below the bumper of the refuse vehicle;
- and
- at least one guide member, the at least one guide member is mounted on the cross bar of the front loading forks of the refuse vehicle, the at least one guide member contacts the at least one lateral side of the at least one track member to prohibit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle and the guide member can contact the at least one track member below the bumper to enable adjustment of the front loading fork to accommodate the intermediate containers.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.