Material or article handling – Static receptacle and means for charging or discharging – or... – Charging or charge-distributing means
Patent
1984-05-22
1987-06-02
Spar, Robert J.
Material or article handling
Static receptacle and means for charging or discharging, or...
Charging or charge-distributing means
294106, 414409, 414422, 414555, B65F 302, B65G 6704
Patent
active
046699406
ABSTRACT:
A container handling apparatus for refuse containers of various sizes includes a frame mounted on an elevating and dumping mechanism disposed on a refuse collection vehicle. The apparatus includes opposed primary container engaging arms pivotally secured to the frame and secondary container engaging arms pivotally secured to the frame inboard of the pivot points of the primary arms. Hydraulic cylinder actuators are operable to move the primary arms from a retracted position substantially within the normal clearance width profile of the vehicle to a position for engaging and gathering the container to be grasped between the primary and secondary arms. The configuration of the primary and secondary arms provides for grasping containers of various diameters and for tolerating misalignment of the apparatus with respect to a container during driveby pickup operations. Alternate embodiments of the apparatus include opposed primary arms and a transversely extendable and retractable container engaging member to provide three point contact with the container. A second alternate embodiment includes two opposed primary arms which overlap each other to grasp containers of various sizes between the arms and the frame.
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Ebeling Franklin D.
Englehardt Raymond R.
Emco Industries, Inc.
Millman Stuart J.
Spar Robert J.
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