AUTOMATED SIDE LOADING COLLECTION AND SCALE SYSTEM
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A collection bin comprising:
- at least one suspension mechanism for attachment to a side loading waste collection vehicle;
a processor, anda weighing instrument controlled by the processor, the weighing instrument is adapted to weigh material disposed in the collection bin to produce weight measurements,wherein the processor associates the weight measurements with appropriate data.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The disclosure describes a novel approach of utilizing a collection bin for a side loading waste collection vehicle. The collection bin includes a weighing system with a processor for measuring the weight of material collected from each waste container and associating this weight with appropriate data, such as the owner of the waste container.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A collection bin comprising:
-
at least one suspension mechanism for attachment to a side loading waste collection vehicle; a processor, and a weighing instrument controlled by the processor, the weighing instrument is adapted to weigh material disposed in the collection bin to produce weight measurements, wherein the processor associates the weight measurements with appropriate data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A collection and scale system, comprising:
-
a side loading waste collection vehicle; a collection bin, the collection bin comprising a suspension mechanism for attachment to the side loading waste collection vehicle; and a weighing system, the weighing system is adapted to weigh material disposed in the collection bin to produce weight measurements and comprises at least one weighing instrument, and a processor, wherein the processor associates the weight measurements with appropriate data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
-
-
20. A method for weighing materials in a collection bin for a side loading waste collection vehicle, comprising:
-
identifying a waste container; moving materials stored in the identified waste container to a collection bin; determining that the materials have been received by the collection bin; weighing the materials in the collection bin to produce a weight measurement with an accuracy of within about 5 pounds or less; and utilizing a processor to associate the weight measurement with the identified waste container. - View Dependent Claims (21)
-
Specification