Abstract: Arm and fork mechanism for moving a refuse retainer with respect to a refuse container which has an opening in the upper portion thereof. Arms are pivotally mounted adjacent the refuse container. The arms are movable between a position adjacent a side portion of the refuse container and are also movable to a position above the refuse container. A plurality of forks is supported by the arms and angularly movable with respect to the arms. A fluid motor is operably joined to the arms and operably joined to the forks for angularly moving the forks with respect to the arms. The fluid motor is provided with a plurality of operation positions. Thus, the forks are angularly movable by the fluid motor to any one of a plurality of angular positions for lifting and dumping a refuse retainer.

Abstract: A device for emptying different designs of containers including a lifting-tilting mechanism having a locking mechanism for engaging a container and an additional locking hook having an actuating mechanism which may be selectively adjusted so that the locking hook operates either in an operative or an inoperative mode depending on the type of container being emptied.

Abstract: A dumping mechanism including a support frame having a vertical leg and a horizontal leg extending from the upper end of the vertical leg. A container lift arm is supported from the horizontal leg of the frame by means of a link member. A container gripping means movable between a gripping position and a release position is mounted on one end of the lift arm. A guide track member is pivotally connected at its upper end to the horizontal leg of the frame and is engaged with a roller on the lift arm to guide the movement of the lift arm. A power lift cylinder is pivotally connected at its upper end to the horizontal leg of the frame and is pivotally connected at its lower end to the end of the lift arm opposite from that upon which the gripping means is mounted. The power cylinder when energized moves the lift arm between a position for gripping a container when in a standing position and a position wherein the container is inverted for dumping its contents into a refuse vehicle.

Abstract: This invention relates, in one embodiment, to a refuse handling device having an elongated frustro-conical body of uniform octagonal cross-section with a loading opening and a spaced discharge opening. There is disclosed a compactor having a two-part compacting platen adapted to guide refuse entering the body through the upper loading opening into a position to be acted upon by the lower part of the compacting platen and capable of longitudinal movement within the body. The body is pivotally mounted on a chassis and is capable of pivoting upwardly away from the chassis to dump refuse contained in the body out through the discharge opening. An alternate embodiment of the invention in a side loading refuse handling device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A front end loader mechanism for a refuse handling vehicle wherein a pair of swingable lift arms have a pair of pivoted fork arms for engaging a refuse container and lifting it to an unloading position, the fork arms being foldable relative to the lift arms when the latter are in a transport position to minimize the overall length of the vehicle and have a cam abutment arrangement establishing the minimum angle to which the fork arms can be moved relative to the lift arms in the unloading position to prevent interference between various components of the loader mechanism, vehicle and refuse container.

Abstract: A trash dumping apparatus adapted to be mounted on a trash pick-up truck alongside the open-top, trash-receiving body thereof operative automatically by unique mechano-hydraulic means to pick-up trash containers and to dump the contents thereof in the body, the mechano-hydraulic means being strong and rugged in construction, durable and relatively trouble free in use to minimize maintenance cost and consequential down time of the vehicle otherwise necessary for servicing and repair of the equipment.

Abstract: A self-propelled wheeled vehicle has a load receiving tank with the driving wheeled suspension system and the driven steering control system directly attached to the load receiving tank. The prime mover and power transmission system is also attached to the tank and interconnected with the driving wheels. An operators cab is attached to the forward end of the load receiving tank. A front loader mechanism is integrated with a top front load receiving opening in the tank and the closure therefor such that movement of the closure simultaneously lifts an interconnected load container, raises same and dumps the load into the load receiving tank and vice-versa. The chassiless vehicle is applicable to rear loader and side loader use.

Abstract: A container handling apparatus adapted to be supported on a rear loading refuse truck and for gripping a container and for causing the container to be dumped into the refuse truck. The apparatus includes a pair of clamping arms supported for movement between a first position spaced from opposite sides of the container and a clamping position where they clampingly engage the container. Apparatus is also provided for causing such movement of the clamping arms, that apparatus including a fluid cylinder including an extendable piston, the clamping arms being moved from the first position to the clamping position when the extendable piston moves from the retracted position to an intermediate position, and the clamping arms moved from the container gripping position to the dumping position as the piston moves to an extended position.

Abstract: A grasping arm subassembly article has an inner arm pivoted to a frame with an outer arm pivoted between its ends to the inner arm. The outer arm is pivotally moved graspingly in response to pivotal movement of the inner arm by a linkage mechanism including serially pivoted first, middle, and second links. The second link is pivoted to the outer arm and the first link is pivoted to the frame. Advantageously, the middle link is pivoted to the inner arm at a point between its own ends and between the ends of the inner arm. A hydraulic cylinder is pivoted to the frame and to the arm subassembly for powering the arm.A grasping device suitably uses two or more such arm subassemblies movable inwardly and outwardly about the frame. In a specific example of a refuse container collection function, the grasping is done by a collection vehicle. The device for grasping the containers comprises a telescopically extensible boom assembly adapted to be mounted to the chassis frame of the vehicle.

Abstract: A refuse container lift pocket for use on containers lifted and inverted over collecting truck bins, in which the pocket operates with lift arms from the truck to automatically tilt the container toward the truck as the container is lifted. The pocket has a bottom plate parallel with the container floor and a top plate in spaced relation to the bottom plate and angling downwardly away from the pocket entrance. A side wall is disposed between the top and bottom plates.

Abstract: A refuse handling system including a portable refuse container with a side opening wall. A latching mechanism is provided on the container to lock the wall closed when the container is resting on the ground surface but that is released to unlock and permit the wall to be opened after the container has been lifted from the ground. The latching mechanism is unlocked by a cylinder operator on the fork loader of a refuse vehicle. The unlocking mechanism on the forks is operated as the container is lifted and tipped rearwardly. The refuse will then fall freely from the open container onto a conveyor at the forward end of the refuse vehicle.

Abstract: A lifting and dumping apparatus for use with a front end loading refuse vehicle. The apparatus includes a pair of lift arms which extend forward of the cab of the vehicle and which are pivotally secured to the sides of the vehicle. A rotatable front tube extends between the front ends of the left arms, and a pair of fork arms are pivotally connected to the front tube. The fork arms can pivot between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the fork arms extend forward of the lift arms, generally perpendicular to the front tube for engagement with a detachable refuse container, and in the closed position the fork arms are generally parallel to the front tube so that their projection forward of the left arms is eliminated. Hydraulic cylinders are provided for pivoting the fork arms, and a hydraulic circuit is provided with a sequencing valve to close the fork arms one at a time.

Abstract: A waste receptacle dumping mechanism. The receptacle dumping mechanism of the present invention comprises a vehicle mounted cylinder actuated mechanism for engaging and translating waste receptacles from a first position in front of the vehicle to a second position over a waste receiving opening associated with a vehicle container. A cylinder is provided for tilting and emptying the receptacle once it has been placed above the opening. The mechanism of the present invention provides improved adjustable stabilizer rods which provide for accurate engaging of the dumping mechanism with the waste receptacle as well as extending the life of the mechanism and reducing the amount of down time for repairs.

Abstract: A trash handling system including apparatus to pick up, dump, compact and store refuse material, all of which may be provided on a single vehicle such as a trailer assembly. The trailer assembly may be connected through a suitable trailer coupling to a pickup vehicle or other prime mover. Trash material is placed in a trash bin which is designed to be picked up and transported by an easily operated hand truck. The trash bin is wheeled to the vehicle on the hand truck and both the trash bin and hand truck are connected to a folding and elevating chute located on the trash haul system. The trash bin and hand truck are raised by the folding and elevating chute and the contents of the automatically opening trash bin are dumped into a receiving trough. Once inside the receiving trough, the trash is compacted by a hydraulic ram, and is thereafter pushed into a storage chamber for further compaction.

Abstract: A hoisting and tipping construction, for emptying containers of different sizes, has two individual hoisting and tipping devices arranged side by side, which can be actuated either separately or else together and which are provided with individual pick-up structures each one of which is able to pick up a container to be emptied. Both of the pick-up structures are arranged so that they can simultaneously pick up a single large container. The individual hoisting and tipping devices are equipped with identical pressure-medium motors, connected to identical pressure-medium circuits that are interconnected at their feed lines, which lead from their individual control valves to the motors, through a shut-off or change-over valve that is able to connect the two pressure-medium circuits to each other as desired.

Abstract: An articulated mechanism for lifting waste containers onto vehicles includes a pair of first levers carried pivotably by opposed sidewalls of the vehicle, a hydraulically operable piston-cylinder assemblies connected to the first lever to effect pivotable movement thereof, second levers carried by the first lever members for movement therewith and for pivotable movement thereto. The second levers are connectable to the container. The levers are positioned so that the container is lifted and carried in an arc over to the vehicle.

Abstract: A heavy-duty lifting and tilting device having features which make it especially advantageous for incorporation in garbage trucks and the like. The highly-stressed components of the device are short and compact, being particularly arranged to produce a sturdy mechanism that is well adapted to withstand rough handling and abuse when in use. Additionally, the device provides the greatest possible ground clearance, which is of great importance when the truck is traversing uneven terrain, in a heavily-loaded condition.

Abstract: A front end loader which includes a refuse storage body mounted on a supporting vehicle with the storage body having an upper opening for the deposit of refuse within the body. Means are provided on the vehicle for picking up a refuse container and lifting the container to dump refuse therefrom into the storage body through the upper opening. Closure means are positioned adjacent the upper opening. Closure means are positioned adjacent the upper opening with the closure means being movable between an open and a closed position. The closure means are shaped and positioned to shield the opening from the wind when the closure means is in its open position and means are provided to exert a downward packing force on the closure means in moving it from its open to its closed position to exert a positive downward packing force on refuse which is contacted by the closure means.

Abstract: A refuse collection device includes a pair of side-mounted lift arms with a carriage for engaging a refuse container. The carriage is laterally extendable to reach out and engage the container. The lift arms swing upward to dump the refuse from the container into a hopper. An auger in the hopper bottom precompacts the refuse and displaces it into a refuse body behind the hopper. The operation of the lift device is reversed to return the container to its original position.

Abstract: Spray nozzles are mounted on a refuse collection truck mechanically equipped to pick up refuse containers and dump the contents into the truck. The spray nozzles spray an insecticide, a deodorant, and a rust preventative lubricant into the container after it has been emptied, but before it is lowered to the ground.

Abstract: A pick-up apparatus and a container are specially designed to facilitate the lifting of the container and the dumping of its contents. The container includes a frame which has tubular frame members extending between the top and bottom of the container, and a cover is hingedly mounted on the top of the container and can be releasably latched in a closed position by an inertia latch. The pick-up apparatus includes a boom, a pick-up arm mounted on the boom for articulation in a generally horizontal plane, and a pair of clamping arms mounted on the end of the pick-up arm. The clamping arms are slidably mounted on the pick-up arm, and the spacing between the arms can be varied by hydraulic cyinders on the pick-up arm. Each of the clamping arms includes a clamping pad which includes a plurality of flexible, resilient cone-shaped projections which are sized and spaced so that the tubular frame members of the container can be received between the ends of adjacent projections.