Refuse container transport
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1. A vehicle for providing refuse container movement and alternative utility comprising:
- (a) a vehicle having a chassis;
(b) said chassis having relatively forward and rearward positioned segments thereof;
(c) an elongated lifting frame supported by said chassis;
(d) said lifting frame having relatively forward and rearward positioned segments thereof;
(e) means for elevating said rearward frame segment with respect to said rearward chassis segment;
(f) first and second refuse container engaging arms supported by said lifting frame rear segment for movement therewith; and
,(g) a utility vehicle body mounted on said lifting frame.
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Abstract
An improved vehicle is described which is adapted both for the handling of refuse containers and for general utility purposes. The vehicle has a chassis, an elongated lifting frame supported by the chassis, and means for elevating a rearward segment of the frame with respect to a rear segment of the chassis. Refuse container engaging arms are supported near a rear segment of the lifting frame and a utility vehicle body is mounted on the lifting frame. The vertical position of the container engaging arms is varied in accordance with movement of the lifting frame.
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23 Claims
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1. A vehicle for providing refuse container movement and alternative utility comprising:
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(a) a vehicle having a chassis; (b) said chassis having relatively forward and rearward positioned segments thereof; (c) an elongated lifting frame supported by said chassis; (d) said lifting frame having relatively forward and rearward positioned segments thereof; (e) means for elevating said rearward frame segment with respect to said rearward chassis segment; (f) first and second refuse container engaging arms supported by said lifting frame rear segment for movement therewith; and
,(g) a utility vehicle body mounted on said lifting frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for adapting a vehicle having a chassis to refuse container movement comprising:
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an elongated base frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle chassis; said base frame having relative forward and rearward segments thereof. an elongated lifting frame positioned on said base frame; said lifting frame having relative forward and rearward segments thereof; means providing pivotal coupling between said base and lifting frames; an elongated body having an axis thereof extending in a direction transverse to a length of said lifting frame; means for rotatably supporting said elongated body from said rearward end segment of said lifting frame; means adapted to be coupled between said lifting frame and the chassis of a vehicle for rotating said lifting frame about said pivotal mounting means and elevating said rearward lifting frame segment relative to said forward segments of said lifting and base frames; means coupled between said lifting frame and said elongated body for rotating said body about said axis; and
,first and second refuse container engaging arms mounted at spaced about positions on said elongated body. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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