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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7374034 | Reciprocating slat conveyor with bearing planks on fixed slats between moving slats Fixed conveyor slats (12) in the nature of beams extend over a window in a support framework (70, 72, 74, 76, 86, 88) for the movable and fixed slats (10, 12) of the reciprocating slat conveyor. The fixed slats (12) support the movable sl... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6821077 | Waste and recyclable materials compaction and handling apparatus A waste and recyclables materials compaction and handling apparatus includes a storage container for the materials. An elongated charging hopper is defined adjacent to and alongside the storage container for receiving the materials, the charging hopper having open e... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6561747 | Ejector arrangement for a work machine In the operation of work machines having an ejector blade pivotally coupled to a cylinder by cylinder-attached pivot pins, it has been a problem reducing the stress acting on the pivot pins caused by, for one example, improperly set yaw rollers. The prese... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6435802 | Multi compartment residential manual side loading collection vehicle A manual side loading refuse vehicle has a plurality of refuse storage compartments and an equal number of hopper compartments divided by means of a slide separator attached to a pack blade which moves together with said pack blade to compact the refuse. ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6368046 | Modulation of ejector pumps to provide uniform and controllable ejector speed during ejector stroke for articulated trucks and the like having ejector type dump mechanism A material eject system includes an ejector mounted to a bed of a vehicle which is movable between a rear end and a forward end of the bed for ejecting material from the bed. The ejector is powered by a cylinder having different fluid volumes depending on... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6357578 | Trailer floor cleaning system A system for cleaning the floor of a self-unloading trailer of residual particulate material comprises in combination with moving slats of a typical self-unloading trailer three rails each fashioned to be attached to the top of a slat, and a wedge-shaped ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6250873 | Refuse collection vehicle A vehicle for collecting refuse comprising a chassis, a body mounted with the chassis for receiving refuse through an opening thereof, a packer assembly for moving refuse into the body through the opening, a gate assembly mounted to serve as a closure for... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6238167 | Over-center ejector blade lock An over-center ejector blade retaining system which automatically locks the ejector blade in a loading position when the ejector blade has been retracted into the load position by operation of the hydraulic cylinder or ram to which it is attached. Movemen... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6224318 | Packer wear shoes This apparatus relates to improved replaceable wear shoes for use with the slide guides of rear-loading refuse trucks.... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6146078 | Refuse body having single-stage packing and full ejection This invention relates generally to refuse collecting and disposal vehicles. In one aspect, it relates to a refuse body adapted to be mounted on a conventional refuse vehicle chassis for loading, compacting and ejecting refuse without tilting of the body.... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146079 | Dual blade packer system for refuse collection vehicle A hollow refuse storage body having a longitudinal axis is configured for mounting on a truck chassis. The body has a forward hopper section and a rear section with an open rear end. A tailgate is mounted to the rear section of the refuse storage body and... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6123500 | Packer wear shoes This apparatus relates to improved replaceable wear shoes for use with the slide guides of rear-loading refuse trucks.... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6071057 | Container body for recyclable refuse collection vehicle A refuse collection container for mounting on a vehicle. The container is particularly suitable for separating and compacting recyclable materials due to the provision of a longitudinally extending diagonal partition. The container has a pair of refuse re... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6059513 | Pull-type rear ejector wagon A rear ejector wagon having a removable connection to an agricultural or industrial tractor. The wagon is connected to the tractor by a low lying, stable towing tongue. The removability of the ejector wagon from a tractor provides flexibility in use of po... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6012892 | Refuse collection vehicle A vehicle for collecting refuse comprising a chassis, a body mounted with the chassis for receiving refuse through an opening thereof, a packer assembly for moving refuse into the body through the opening and for additionally and alternately ejecting refu... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6007291 | Packer system for refuse collection vehicle A hollow refuse storage body having a longitudinal axis is configured for mounting on a truck chassis. The body has a forward hopper section and a rear section with an open rear end. A tailgate is mounted to the rear section of the refuse storage body and... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5988972 | Double action compactor with fixed sub-compartments A refuse collection vehicle having multiple compartments for recyclable material is provided with a compacting assembly that includes a sub-compartment that does not change in size during compaction operations.... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5954470 | Compacting system and refuse vehicle An improved compacting system, and an automated refuse vehicle that can employ this compacting system. Alternatively, the compacting system can be used with a stationary packer. The compacting system is capable of placing the packer ram, blade or panel in... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5938393 | Container vehicle with loading means The invention relates to a vehicle with a collecting container which can be picked up and set down and is intended for pourable solids, in particular waste material. The container is arranged behind the driver's cab and has, at least in the area where the... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5885049 | Ejection mechanism for refuse trucks An ejection assisting device is provided in a material handling apparatus for handling refuse or recyclables relative to a collection vehicle to dislodge material not discharged by gravity in a gravity induced material unloading system.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5868543 | Drop floor split body charging hopper system having a dual linear packing system A multi-compartment collection vehicle having a packing apparatus and a multi-compartment storage body wherein the packing apparatus includes a charging hopper divided into upper and lower portions each having corresponding dual linear packers. The upper ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5857822 | Ejection and compacting system for refuse truck A packing and ejecting system for a front or side loading refuse vehicle for packing refuse from a charging hopper into an associated storage body and fully ejecting the refuse from a rearward portion of the storage body without tilting the storage body. ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5823728 | Segmented residential front loading refuse collection vehicle A segmented residential front loading refuse collection vehicle for collecting recyclable waste materials includes a frame and bed pivotally mounted on the frame, the bed having a front, a rear, a top, and a bottom. A fixed wall extends vertically from th... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5800111 | Compaction mechanism for a compaction chamber of a garbage truck A compaction mechanism uses cables to move a compaction plate within a compaction chamber of a garbage truck. Cable guide pulleys are positioned adjacent a first end and a second end of the compaction chamber. Each cable has a first end and a second end, ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5785486 | Replaceable wear system A vehicle mounted reciprocating refuse packing or ejecting mechanism designed to operate along and carried by spaced parallel rails include a pair of spaced parallel bottom rails mounted in the vehicle body and a packer or ejection mechanism designed to b... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5785487 | Push out ejection systems for refuse truck A compound packing and ejecting device for a front or slide loading refuse vehicle for packing refuse from a charging hopper into an associated storage body and later ejecting the refuse from a rearward portion of the storage body without tilting the stor... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5765985 | Refuse collection vehicle cylinder restraining apparatus A front loading refuse collection vehicle has a refuse receiving body within which a compaction panel is movable between a refuse receiving position and refuse compacting positions spaced from the receiving position. A pair of hydraulically actuated power... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5741107 | Refuse collection vehicle A vehicle for receiving and transporting refuse materials including a collection container including: a front end wall defining a filling opening being bounded by a rigid frame; and a door being movable for opening and closing the filling opening. The veh... | 04/21/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5501567 | Refuse vehicles This invention pertains to a combined refuse vehicle and refuse side loaded and recycling curbside collector vehicle. Recycled materials may be placed either in (i) a hopper which is elevated and tilted to discharge into the upper, open end of a recycling... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5433579 | Roof vent for garbage trucks A front-loading refuse hauling truck having a plurality of air escape vents defined through an upper wall of a refuse container. The plurality of vents alleviate the formation of laterally extending refuse waves having crests and troughs which would other... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5352084 | Refuse carrier for recyclable and non-recyclable material There is disclosed a refuse system in which a conventional truck chassis includes a conventional garbage loading receptacle with a compaction device therein. The system provides additional compartments for reception of recyclable material. The compartment... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5316430 | Material collecting and hauling apparatus A waste hauling apparatus including a truck body divided into two separate compartments by a movable dividing wall. A bucket assembly having separate side-by-side bins is operative to transfer trash material loaded into the bucket by an operator at ground... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5314290 | Cargo carrying vehicle having a movable bulkhead located therein A cargo carrying vehicle including a body; one or more movable support surfaces mounted on the internal floor of the body for movement relative thereto; drive apparatus for moving each one of the one or more movable support surfaces back and forth between... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5288196 | Collecting, hauling and delivering apparatus and method 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... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5238359 | Garbage truck A garbage truck includes a motor truck having a garbage container provided thereon. The garbage container confines a garbage receiving space and has a top end provided with a garbage inlet opening and a rear side provided with a garbage outlet opening A p... | 08/24/1993 |
