Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Patent
1978-03-16
1980-10-28
Oresky, Lawrence J.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
296210, 414408, B60P 702
Patent
active
042303591
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.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3130845 (1964-04-01), French et al.
patent: 3272552 (1966-09-01), Park
patent: 3572529 (1971-03-01), Anderson
Oresky Lawrence J.
Roston Ellsworth R.
Sargent Industries, Inc.
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