Intermediate container for a front loading refuse container
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1. A refuse vehicle having a front loading fork mechanism comprising:
- an intermediate collection container coupled with the fork mechanism;
a collection arm for picking up refuse cans, the collection arm mounted on a front bumper of the refuse vehicle;
the collection arm including a boom, grasping arm, and a pivot mechanism for enabling vertical adjustment of the collection arm;
a pivot journal extending from the bumper, the collection arm pivot mechanism rotatably coupled with the pivot journal;
the boom is rotatable with respect to the pivot journal so that the rotation of the boom about the pivot journal adjusts a vertical position of the grasping arm with respect to refuse cans, an actuator coupled with the boom and grasping arm for rotating the grasping arm with respect to the boom to adjust the vertical position of the grasping arm with respect to the boom to move the grasping arm and refuse cans into a dump position for dumping the refuse cans into the intermediate container; and
the grasping arm, in a retracted position, positioned on a side of the refuse vehicle and immediately adjacent to a sidewall of the intermediate collection container enabling dumping of the intermediate collection container by the fork mechanism.
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Abstract
A collection arm for a refuse vehicle or intermediate container has a collection arm adapted to be coupled with the refuse vehicle or the intermediate container. The refuse arm includes a pivot mechanism to secure it with a bumper of the vehicle or with the container. A telescopic boom is adapted to couple with the pivot mechanism. The boom has a grasping mechanism coupled with an end of the telescopic boom. The grasping mechanism moves garbage cans from a pick up position to an empty position.
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1. A refuse vehicle having a front loading fork mechanism comprising:
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an intermediate collection container coupled with the fork mechanism; a collection arm for picking up refuse cans, the collection arm mounted on a front bumper of the refuse vehicle; the collection arm including a boom, grasping arm, and a pivot mechanism for enabling vertical adjustment of the collection arm; a pivot journal extending from the bumper, the collection arm pivot mechanism rotatably coupled with the pivot journal; the boom is rotatable with respect to the pivot journal so that the rotation of the boom about the pivot journal adjusts a vertical position of the grasping arm with respect to refuse cans, an actuator coupled with the boom and grasping arm for rotating the grasping arm with respect to the boom to adjust the vertical position of the grasping arm with respect to the boom to move the grasping arm and refuse cans into a dump position for dumping the refuse cans into the intermediate container; and the grasping arm, in a retracted position, positioned on a side of the refuse vehicle and immediately adjacent to a sidewall of the intermediate collection container enabling dumping of the intermediate collection container by the fork mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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