WASTE REMOVING AND HAULING VEHICLE
First Claim
1. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:
- a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site;
a waste receptacle transfer means driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position, wherein a waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill a contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position;
a first receiver associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position.
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Abstract
A vehicle for removing and hauling waste has a waste bin located above a baseline. The waste bin has a chamber and an emptying site for receiving waste into the chamber. A waste receptacle transfer means is driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position. A waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position. A first receiver is associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position.
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24 Claims
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1. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:
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a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site; a waste receptacle transfer means driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position, wherein a waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the waste receptacle transfer means and transferrable by the waste receptacle transfer means from the first position to the second position to spill a contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position; a first receiver associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle at a first moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means is in the first position and at a second moment in time when the waste receptacle transfer means has returned to the first position from second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:
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a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site; an arm driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position associated with the emptying site of the waste bin and back to the first position, wherein a waste receptacle is temporarily retainable to the arm and transferrable by the arm from the first position to the second position to spill a contents of the waste receptacle into the waste bin at the emptying site and back to the first position; a first receiver associated with the first position of the arm for receiving a signal generated by the waste receptacle; and a second receiver associated with the second position of the arm for receiving the signal generated by the waste receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle for removing and hauling waste, the vehicle comprising:
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a waste bin located above a baseline, the waste bin having a chamber and an emptying site; a waste bin transfer means driven from a first position associated with the baseline to a second position located above the baseline on the vehicle, wherein the waste bin is temporarily retainable to the waste bin transfer means and transferrable by the waste bin transfer means from the first position to the second position to fix the waste bin at the second position on the vehicle for transporting the waste bin to a new location; and a first receiver associated with the first position for receiving a signal generated by the waste bin at a first moment in time when the waste bin is in the first position.
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18. The vehicle of claim 18 further comprising:
a second receiver associated with the second position for receiving the signal generated by the waste bin at a second moment in time when the waste bin is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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