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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7871235 | Refuse body with ejection wall An improved front loading or side loading refuse collection body includes an ejector panel which is moveable from a position immediately adjacent the front end of the storage compartment of the refuse collection body to a second position at the open rear end of the ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7563066 | Refuse body with ejection wall An improved front loading or side loading refuse collection body includes an ejector panel which is moveable from a position immediately adjacent the front end wall of the storage compartment of the refuse collection body to a second position at the open rear end of... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7488148 | Incremental material urging system An incremental material urging system adapted to the compaction of a volume of compactable material including a container structure with floor, roof, and opposing side wall structures closed at a rearward end. The roof has a loading aperture for introducing the comp... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7419348 | Incremental material urging system An incremental urging system comprising a container structure including floor, roof, and side wall structures, and closed at a rearward end. A loading aperture is provided in the roof of the container structure for the introduction of compactable material. An increm... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7284943 | Full eject manual/automated side loader A manual/automatic side loading and rear discharge refuse collection truck body as disclosed which incorporates full ejection without truck body tipping. A unique packing system as provided which includes a low profile packer panel which operates in a low profile ch... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7118320 | Multiple compartment waste collection container The present invention relates to a refuse collection system for use in association with a transport vehicle. The system comprises a container having multiple internal compartments and a refuse-receiving trough divided into a plurality of trough-shaped receptacles, e... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108473 | Rear loader variable packing density system The disclosure describes a packing control system for a rear loading, rear discharge refuse packing body that enables adjustability in the overall weight distribution of the packed refuse. The packing density control system involves controlling the resistance of the... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7070382 | Full eject manual/automated side loader A manual/automatic side loading and rear discharge refuse collection truck body as disclosed which incorporates full ejection without truck body tipping. A unique packing system as provided which includes a low profile packer panel which operates in a low profile ch... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6955520 | Refuse collection vehicle and method with stackable refuse storage container A stackable refuse collection container including a body having a bottom and an open top, the body constructed to be nestingly stacked with at least one similar body through the open top. A cover is formed to engage the body and close the top. An engagement mechanis... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953316 | Refuse/recyclables materials collecting apparatus A mechanism for effecting a latching action between a loading bucket and a rock shaft assembly for a self-loading refuse/recyclables handling vehicle. By providing a latch and release mechanism that allows the bucket and rock shaft assembly to engage and disengage o... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6854949 | Refuse collection vehicle with pendular packing device and refuse ejection system A refuse collection vehicle having a vehicle chassis including a vehicle cab and frame with a vehicle body mounted on top of the frame. The vehicle body has a front receiving hopper separated from a rear storage compartment by means of a partition having an aperture... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6827542 | Refuse packer assembly A platen packer assembly mounted in a refuse collection truck is disclosed. The refuse collection truck has a semi-cylindrical hopper, with a vertical axis and a horizontal radius, constructed to receive collected refuse and an enclosed body in communication with th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6799934 | Rear loader variable packing density system The disclosure describes a packing control system for a rear loading, rear discharge refuse packing body that enables adjustability in the overall weight distribution of the packed refuse. The packing density control system involves controlling the resistance of the... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6776570 | Refuse receptacle having a charging hopper and moving floor and method therefor A material handling apparatus comprising a charging hopper having an upper first opening through which material can be loaded into the charging hopper and a lower second opening through which material can be discharged from the charging hopper. The apparatus include... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6497547 | Containerized refuse collection truck A containerized refuse collection truck that generally includes a cab having a chassis extending rearwardly therefrom, a compactor unit attached to a rear end of the chassis and a refuse container removably attached to the chassis between the cab and the ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6425726 | Side dump body including a material compaction assembly A side dump body including a side dump body unit pivotally mounted on a truck or trailer frame. The side dump body unit is pivotally moved from a transport position to a dumping position wherein the contents of the dump body unit may be dumped from the si... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6390758 | Refuse collection system Side-loading refuse vehicles are disclosed including an offset or recessed hopper section having at least one recessed side which accommodates a loading bin or bucket which is moveable between a lowered position and a raised dumping position. Followers at... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6149371 | Refuse handling vehicle A refuse handling assembly for use with a vehicle, including a receptacle for receiving refuse the receptacle having a delivery inlet opening at the forward end of the receptacle and a discharge outlet opening at the rearward end of the receptacle. The re... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6062803 | Replaceable ejector slide tubes A replaceable load bearing slide system for carrying an ejector mechanism slidably along in spaced parallel ejector rails includes an elongated substantially rectangular slide member for slidably supporting one side of an ejector mechanism in a rail havin... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5931628 | Manual/automated side loader A side loading refuse vehicle has a forward receiving hopper and a storage compartment wherein the floor of the receiving hopper is dropped to a relatively lower level than the floor of the storage compartment. The storage compartment and the receiving ho... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5813818 | Multi-compartment side bucket refuse collection system Side-loading refuse vehicles are disclosed including an offset or recessed hopper section having at least one recessed side which accommodates a loading bin or bucket which is moveable between a lowered position and a raised dumping position. Followers at... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5772384 | Side-loading refuse vehicle A side loading refuse vehicle having a cab and storage tank divided into separate upper and lower storage regions suitable for simultaneous collection of recyclable refuse and other household waste using a multi-compartment bin. The vehicle is capable of ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5681140 | Multiple compartment body for waste materials A multi-compartment vehicle body for collecting, packing, hauling and unloading refuse material including recyclable materials is disclosed, including a truck body enclosing a material-receiving volume which includes a horizontal wall within the volume wh... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5584642 | Refuse collection vehicle and apparatus associated therewith A refuse collection vehicle which has a refuse collection hopper mounted thereto, such that the hopper has a closed first end and an open second end and an opening located adjacent the first end for providing access to the hopper. A tailgate is connected ... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5513942 | Refuse holding vehicle A refuse collection and storage body is carried by the frame of a truck chassis having a cab at the forward end thereof. A hopper having a rotatably reciprocal platen therein resides at the forward end of the body. Refuse within the body is discharged thr... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5484246 | Collecting, hauling and delivering apparatus for recyclable materials An apparatus for collecting and transporting recyclable waste material which includes a body for receiving material mountable to a vehicle. The body has separate upper and lower material-receiving compartments. Two longitudinally-spaced loaded openings ar... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5458058 | Refuse packer assembly A device for packing or compressing refuse material into a container, which my be mounted on a vehicle or installed at a fixed site. The device includes a paddle mounted for oscillatory angular motion about a generally vertical axis in a hopper assembly. ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5427496 | Apparatus for packing separated materials An apparatus for packing separated materials includes a material receiving container having at least one horizontal longitudinally extending partition subdividing the container into upper and lower compartments. The container is provided with a packing de... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5336036 | Portable compactor system for agricultural films A system for film mulch disposal including a field-traveling compaction chamber adapted to gravity receive manually pregathered bundles of film loaded on a hopper-feeding conveyor. A reciprocating ram compacts the pregathered bundles within the compaction... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5324161 | Refuse receptacle charging hopper Material handling apparatus comprising a charging hopper (3) having an upper first opening (6) through which material can be loaded into the charging hopper (3) and a lower second opening (7) through which material can be discharged from the charging hopp... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5281074 | Truck body A truck bed having a longitudinally movable bulkhead for ejecting material carried therein. A cab cover plate is pivotally attached to a carriage coupled to the bulkhead. A mechanism for pivoting the cab cover plate to remove the material carried thereon ... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5203669 | Garbage truck An improved garbage truck is disclosed having an inlet opening leading into a tipping section, where a press reciprocally moves in the tipping section, guided along the side walls thereof, to propel garbage through an opening into a removable container. T... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5173866 | Automated trash management system An automated trash management system for remotely measuring the fullness of a plurality of trash containers is disclosed. Each container is provided with a remote sensing unit for generating a signal proportional to a characteristic of the container by wh... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5015144 | Apparatus for loading materials into a storage compartment and associated fluid pressure delivery system A fluid pressure system comprises first and second members each movable in response to fluid pressure to individually exert a force. A linkage arrangement couples the first member with the second member for moving the second member in response to movement... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5016197 | Automated trash management system An automated trash management system for remotely measuring the fullness of a plurality of trash containers is disclosed. Each container is provided with a remote sensing unit for generating a signal proportional to a characteristic of the container by wh... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4992019 | Rubbish collection vehicle A rubbish collection vehicle with a rubbish collection container located on a chassis behind the driver's cab has a rubbish intake unit which comprises a rubbish compaction unit for forcing the rubbish in an operating direction through a container intake ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4986716 | Refuse collection vehicle A refuse collection vehicle (10) supports an interchangeable refuse collection container (14), the rear wall (38) of which is pivotable between an unloading position and a closed position by means of a swivel device (41). On the chassis (12), a support pl... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4955776 | Apparatus for charging solids under compression into a receptacle Apparatus for charging solids under compression into a receptacle which apparatus comprises a charging unit comprising two charging and compressing plates which are driven by two driving units and guided by guides in such a manner that the charging space ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4941796 | Front loading refuse vehicle A front loading refuse vehicle used with a refuse receptacle, the vehicle having a cab, and a rear body to carry refuse, and having rails located on either side of the cab, and extending upwardly and rearwardly over the cab, lifting arms adapted to engage... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4637306 | Buckets for compactable products The present invention relates to a bucket for compactable products comprising a compaction member mobile in rotation about an axis rigidly connected to the bucket bottom and situated in the lower portion of the compaction member. According to the inventio... | 01/20/1987 |
