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Disposal vehicle

  • US 3,966,067 A
  • Filed: 07/24/1974
  • Issued: 06/29/1976
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/1974
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A dual-function vehicle-loading apparatus, comprising:

  • a vehicle;

    a lifting mechanism mounted on, and adapted to move relative to, said vehicle;

    said lifting mechanism having;

    a lifting framework;

    a lifting fork having a pair of outwardly extending L-shaped pallet-type tines fixed to said lifting framework;

    whereby said tines of said lifting fork may be engaged with respective lifting channels of a pallet-type structure on a container adapted to be lifted by said lifting mechanism, and have its contents dumped into said vehicle;

    said lifting framework having a loading opening defined at the sides by the vertical legs of said tines and at the top and bottom by members of the lifting framework, said opening adapted to provide communication between the volume above said tines and the body of said vehicle when said lifting framework has been raised to a suitable level, a lifting platform adapted to fit onto said lifting framework adjacent said loading opening and extending between and co-planar with the vertical and horizontal legs of the pair of tines, respectively, when in the vertical or horizontal position; and

    cooperating means for holding said platform in an operative state relative to said lifting framework.

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