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Clamshell basket loader

  • US 5,775,867 A
  • Filed: 12/28/1995
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/28/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A dual function apparatus for acquiring and transferring material to a receiving hopper of a collection vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

  • (a) an articulated mechanized arm connected to a collection vehicle, operable between stowed, extended, lift and dumping positions, and having a free end;

    (b) a container grabbing mechanism comprising a pair of opposed arms connected to said free end of said mechanized arm and aligned in spaced relation operable for accessing, grasping and releasing a container, and fluid operated cylinder means connected to said pair of arms for opening and closing said opposed arms; and

    (c) a pair of opposed mechanized scoops that are carried by and pivotally connected to said opposed arms and disposed to converge and diverge beneath said opposed arms when said opposed arms are in a grasping posture to scoop and release objects of interest, and fluid operated cylinder means connected between said opposed arms and said opposed mechanized scoops for opening and closing said opposed scoops.

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