Patents Assigned to WASTEQUIP, LLC
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Patent number: 9669748Abstract: An apparatus for remotely locking a container includes a vehicle having a main frame and a tipper frame hingedly connected to the main frame, at least one of the main frame and tipper frame being configured to receive and support a container thereon; an actuator assembly for pivoting the tipper frame relative the main frame between a reclined, container loading and transport position and an inclined, dumping position; a container configured for receipt, transport and dumping of material, including a box defining a rear opening, and having a door hingedly connected with the container box to swing between an open, material dumping position and a closed position covering and sealing shut the rear opening; at least one lock mechanism connected to at least one of the box and the door; a locking assembly connected to the container; and, an actuator assembly connected to the tipper frame and physically separate from the locking assembly, and when the container is juxtaposed atop the tipper frame said tipper frame isType: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Anthony D. Petzitillo, Jr., Todd A. Fowler
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Patent number: 9555755Abstract: A rear guard assembly for mounting to a chassis of a motor vehicle. The rear guard assembly can comprise a rearward-facing guard plate and a pair of braces mounted to the rearward-facing guard plate. Each brace can comprise a collapsible shock absorber comprising a first end and a second end, wherein a longitudinal axis is aligned with the first end and the second end. Each brace can comprise a plurality of outwardly-deflecting portions between the first end and the second end, wherein a lateral axis traverses the outwardly-deflecting portions and is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and wherein the outwardly-deflecting portions are symmetrical relative to the longitudinal axis and the lateral axis. A spacing block can be positioned intermediate the outwardly-deflecting portions and the rearward-facing guard plate. A support assembly can be connected to each brace and can include fixed arms and pivot arms.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: WASTEQUIP, LLCInventors: Nicholas S. Franiak, Nathan L. Martindale
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Patent number: 9481513Abstract: The present invention is generally applicable to a container. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a waste container for the collection, storage and transport of waste and refuse material. The waste containers of the present invention are particularly useful for the collection, storage and transporting of organic waste material.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: WASTEQUIP, LLCInventors: Kirk Warren, Alex Batista, Anne Brantley, John Ford, Michael Gatto
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Patent number: 9446656Abstract: A spring-loaded covering apparatus. The covering apparatus can include a drive screw and a carriage threadably engaged with the drive screw. Rotation of the drive screw can affect translation of the carriage, such that the position of the carriage is adjustable along the length of the drive screw. Moreover, the carriage can include a spring, which can be attached to the extendable cover via a pivot arm. The cover can be wound onto a roller and, when a length of the cover is unwound from the roller, the spring can pivot the arm to pull the cover into an extended configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: WASTEQUIP, LLCInventor: Nicholas W. Alder
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Patent number: 9415667Abstract: A roll tarp system is provided which includes a container, a roll pipe, a tarp sized to cover an open top of the container, a power mechanism for rolling the roll pipe from a closed position in which the tarp covers the open top to an open position in which the open top is exposed, and an arm assembly having a flexible arm portion. The arm assembly biases the roll pipe toward the closed position when the roll pipe is in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Fred P. Smith, Nathan H. Morrill, Carlson Smith
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Patent number: 9358745Abstract: A compactor can include a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall, which define a receptacle. The compactor can further include a ram assembly positioned with the receptacle and coupled to a drive assembly. The compactor can further include a frame having a lower longitudinal support member extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and an upper longitudinal support member extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall at the top of the receptacle. A continuous, unobstructed opening is defined between the upper longitudinal support member and the lower longitudinal support member, and a removable cover can be fastened to the frame to overlap the continuous, unobstructed opening.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: WASTEQUIP, LLCInventors: Anthony D. Petzitillo, Jr., David M. Grant
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Publication number: 20150307014Abstract: A spring-loaded covering apparatus. The covering apparatus can include a drive screw and a carriage threadably engaged with the drive screw. Rotation of the drive screw can affect translation of the carriage, such that the position of the carriage is adjustable along the length of the drive screw. Moreover, the carriage can include a spring, which can be attached to the extendable cover via a pivot arm. The cover can be wound onto a roller and, when a length of the cover is unwound from the roller, the spring can pivot the arm to pull the cover into an extended configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2014Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: Wastequip, LLCInventor: Nicholas W. Alder
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Patent number: 9039097Abstract: An apparatus for remotely locking a container includes a vehicle having a main frame and a tipper frame hingedly connected to the main frame, at least one of the main frame and tipper frame being configured to receive and support a container thereon; an actuator assembly for pivoting the tipper frame relative the main frame between a reclined, container loading and transport position and an inclined, dumping position; a container configured for receipt, transport and dumping of material, including a box defining a rear opening, and having a door hingedly connected with the container box to swing between an open, material dumping position and a closed position covering and sealing shut the rear opening; at least one lock mechanism connected to at least one of the box and the door; a locking assembly connected to the container; and, an actuator assembly connected to the tipper frame and physically separate from the locking assembly, and when the container is juxtaposed atop the tipper frame said tipper frame isType: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: May 26, 2015Assignee: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Anthony D. Petzitillo, Jr., Todd A. Fowler
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Patent number: 9004842Abstract: A hoist apparatus is provided for loading an article onto a vehicle. The hoist apparatus generally includes a frame; a stationary sheave block including at least a first pulley and a second pulley; a moveable sheave carrier adapted for movement along the length of the frame, the moveable sheave carrier including at least a third pulley and a fourth pulley. At least one powered winch mechanism is attached to the moveable sheave carrier for moving the moveable sheave carrier along the length of the frame. A cable is provided which includes a first end detachably fixed to an article to be loaded onto a vehicle and a second end fixed to the hoist apparatus, the cable being adapted for travelling through the first pulley and the second pulley of the stationary sheave block and the third pulley and fourth pulley of the moveable sheave carrier in a predetermined path.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Wastequip, LLCInventors: John J. Downing, Nathan L. Martindale
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Patent number: 8998287Abstract: A roll tarp system is provided which includes a container, a roll pipe, a tarp sized to cover an open top of the container, a power mechanism for rolling the roll pipe from a closed position in which the tarp covers the open top to an open position in which the open top is exposed, and an arm assembly having a flexible arm portion. The arm assembly biases the roll pipe toward the closed position when the roll pipe is in the open position.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Fred P. Smith, Nathan H. Morrill, Carlson Smith
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Patent number: 8905257Abstract: The invention is generally applicable to a container. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a container for the collection, storage and transport of waste and refuse material, such as food grease generated by restaurants, schools, hospitals, grocery stores, hotels and other institutions that generate waste food grease.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Kevin L. Brown, D. Eric Howell, Anne Brantley, Bram Chappell
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Publication number: 20130249236Abstract: A roll tarp system is provided which includes a container, a roll pipe, a tarp sized to cover an open top of the container, a power mechanism for rolling the roll pipe from a closed position in which the tarp covers the open top to an open position in which the open top is exposed, and an arm assembly having a flexible arm portion. The arm assembly biases the roll pipe toward the closed position when the roll pipe is in the open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Fred P. Smith, Nathan H. Morrill, Carlson Smith
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Publication number: 20130089397Abstract: A hoist apparatus is provided for loading an article onto a vehicle. The hoist apparatus generally includes a frame; a stationary sheave block including at least a first pulley and a second pulley; a moveable sheave carrier adapted for movement along the length of the frame, the moveable sheave carrier including at least a third pulley and a fourth pulley. At least one powered winch mechanism is attached to the moveable sheave carrier for moving the moveable sheave carrier along the length of the frame. A cable is provided which includes a first end detachably fixed to an article to be loaded onto a vehicle and a second end fixed to the hoist apparatus, the cable being adapted for travelling through the first pulley and the second pulley of the stationary sheave block and the third pulley and fourth pulley of the moveable sheave carrier in a predetermined path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: Wastequip, LLCInventors: John J. Downing, Nathan L. Martindale
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Publication number: 20130084159Abstract: The present invention is generally applicable to a container. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a waste container for the collection, storage and transport of waste and refuse material. The waste containers of the present invention are particularly useful for the collection, storage and transporting of organic waste material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Wastequip, LLCInventors: Kirk Warren, Alex Batista, Anne Brantley, John Ford, Michael Gatto
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Publication number: 20130081548Abstract: The invention is generally applicable to a waste compactor. More specifically, the invention is applicable to a waste compactor including a monitoring system which enables an operator to view the interior or exterior of one or more portions of the waste compactor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: WASTEQUIP, LLCInventors: Kirk Warren, Alex Batista, Peter DesJardins