ADAPTER TO EMPTY REAR END LOAD OR SIDE LOAD REFUSE CONTAINERS INTO FORK BORNE INTERMEDIATE CONTAINER
First Claim
1. In an apparatus for collection of refuse commodities having a truck chassis with a commodity collection body mounted thereon, the truck chassis further supporting a cab for housing an operator, the commodity collection body including a pair of lift arms pivotable thereon from a lowered position forward of the cab of the truck chassis to an elevated position over a top load opening of the commodity collection body, the load arms having forks on the free ends of the lift arms, and fork cylinders coupling the forks to the arms to selectively orient the forks on the arms, an adapter apparatus comprisingan intermediate container selectively carried on the forks of the commodity collection body,the intermediate container including opposing sidewalls,each sidewall of the opposing sidewalls having a fork receiving pocket thereon,the fork receiving pockets generally parallel with a bottom of the intermediate container,the fork receiving pockets oriented to receive the forks when the forks are in a generally horizontal orientation,a container engaging mechanism supported on the intermediate container,the container engaging mechanism adapted to removably attach to a commercial refuse container,the container engaging mechanism moveable from a lowered position to a tipped position wherein the commercial refuse container attached to the container engaging mechanism is substantially tipped over a top opening of the intermediate container,control apparatus to operate the engaging mechanism, and to raise and tip the engaging mechanism,the control apparatus coupled to controls in the cab of the truck chassis,wherein the commercial refuse container may be elevated and tipped over the top opening of the intermediate container to empty contents of the commercial refuse container into the intermediate container andwherein the intermediate container may selectively be emptied into the top load opening of the commodity collection body.
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Abstract
An adapter for front forks of a front loading commodity collection truck allows the truck to collect from rear load and side load style containers. An intermediate container is carried on the forks of the truck. An engagement apparatus is mounted on the intermediate container and is laterally extendible to engage the commercial container at curbside and draw the container to the intermediate container. The engagement apparatus will lift the commercial container and tip it over the intermediate container. Controls in the cab of the truck control operation of the adapter. The adapter can be removed easily from the forks when a front loading refuse container is encountered.
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1. In an apparatus for collection of refuse commodities having a truck chassis with a commodity collection body mounted thereon, the truck chassis further supporting a cab for housing an operator, the commodity collection body including a pair of lift arms pivotable thereon from a lowered position forward of the cab of the truck chassis to an elevated position over a top load opening of the commodity collection body, the load arms having forks on the free ends of the lift arms, and fork cylinders coupling the forks to the arms to selectively orient the forks on the arms, an adapter apparatus comprising
an intermediate container selectively carried on the forks of the commodity collection body, the intermediate container including opposing sidewalls, each sidewall of the opposing sidewalls having a fork receiving pocket thereon, the fork receiving pockets generally parallel with a bottom of the intermediate container, the fork receiving pockets oriented to receive the forks when the forks are in a generally horizontal orientation, a container engaging mechanism supported on the intermediate container, the container engaging mechanism adapted to removably attach to a commercial refuse container, the container engaging mechanism moveable from a lowered position to a tipped position wherein the commercial refuse container attached to the container engaging mechanism is substantially tipped over a top opening of the intermediate container, control apparatus to operate the engaging mechanism, and to raise and tip the engaging mechanism, the control apparatus coupled to controls in the cab of the truck chassis, wherein the commercial refuse container may be elevated and tipped over the top opening of the intermediate container to empty contents of the commercial refuse container into the intermediate container and wherein the intermediate container may selectively be emptied into the top load opening of the commodity collection body.
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11. Apparatus to unload a trunnion equipped refuse container into a front loading refuse collection body comprises
an intermediate container selectively carried on front lift forks of the front loading refuse collection body, the intermediate container including a container engagement apparatus on a side thereof, the container engagement apparatus including spaced apart trunnion pockets into which ends of a trunnion bar extending from opposing ends of the refuse container are selectively receivable, the container engagement apparatus further comprising: -
a stabilizer member for selective abutment to a front sidewall of the refuse container; at least one moveable retention arm selectively abutting a top edge of the refuse container; and a drive member to rotate the refuse container about a pivot axle on the container engagement apparatus; wherein the refuse container may be selectively attached to the container engagement apparatus and inverted over a top opening of the intermediate container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus to unload a side loadable refuse container into a front loading commodity collection body, the refuse container having hook receivers on opposing ends thereof, the apparatus comprising
an intermediate container selectively carried on front lift forks of the front loading refuse body, the intermediate container including a container engagement apparatus on a side thereof, the container engagement: - apparatus including spaced apart books selectively receivable in the hook receivers of the side loading refuse container,
the container engagement apparatus further comprising a stabilizer member for abutment to a front side of the refuse container, a moveable retention bar selectively abutting a top the refuse container and a drive member to rotate the refuse container about a pivot element supported on the intermediate container, wherein the refuse container may be selectively coupled to the container engagement apparatus and inverted over a top opening of the intermediate container. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
- apparatus including spaced apart books selectively receivable in the hook receivers of the side loading refuse container,
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18. Apparatus to empty a rear end load type refuse container or a side load type refuse container into a front load refuse collection body comprises
an intermediate container removably supported on front forks of the front load refuse collection body, a support member extending above a top of the intermediate container, a pivot apparatus selectively rotatable about a pivot axle on said support member, the pivot apparatus including a container engagement mechanism to engage with and secure either the rear end load type refuse container or the side load type refuse container, the container engagement mechanism including a stabilizer for selectively engaging a front sidewall of the refuse container engaged with the container engagement mechanism, the container engagement mechanism including a container retention apparatus for preventing the refuse container from falling into a top load opening of the intermediate container when the refuse container is substantially upended over the top load opening, the pivot apparatus operable to rotate about the pivot axle on the support member to reach curbside of the intermediate container and to secure the refuse container to the container engagement mechanism, the pivot apparatus further operable to draw the refuse container alongside the intermediate container, a drive member operative to elevate and rotate the engagement mechanism with the refuse container attached thereto to a position wherein the refuse container is substantially upended over the top load opening of the intermediate container.
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