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SIDE LOADING REFUSE COLLECTION SYSTEM

  • US 20110038697A1
  • Filed: 08/12/2010
  • Published: 02/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A cart lifter adapted to be mounted to a refuse container or vehicle, the lifter comprising:

  • a mounting base adapted to be mounted adjacent to a loading area of a refuse container or vehicle;

    first, second, third and fourth generally elongated support arms, each having first and second ends and being carried by the base, each of the first and second support arms having its first end pivotally associated with the mounting base and its second end pivotally connected to the first end of the third and fourth support arms, respectively, the first and second support arms being pivotally connected with one another at a position intermediate the ends of the first and second support arms;

    the support arms being movable with respect to the mounting base between a first position in which the support arms lie generally flat against the mounting base and a second position in which the support arms are angularly disposed relative to the mounting base; and

    a lifter base carried at the second ends of the third and fourth support arms adapted for securing a refuse container capturer thereto, wherein the second ends of the third and fourth support arms are pivotally secured to the lifter base such that the lifter base is maintained in a position generally parallel to the mounting base throughout the movement of the support arms between the first and second positions.

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