Receptacles – Arrangements of plural receptacles
Patent
1993-12-09
1996-08-20
Pollard, Steven M.
Receptacles
Arrangements of plural receptacles
220909, 414406, B65D 9000
Patent
active
055470971
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a container assembly.
Disposal of waste, such as domestic or industrial waste, is commonly achieved by means of a waste container located on site which is periodically emptied by a vehicle. Usually the vehicle arrives on site, engages the waste container, lifts and tips the container to empty the contents of the container into a larger container provided on the vehicle. The vehicle then deposits the emptied container and travels to another site taking away the waste contents for disposal. Two types of vehicle are commonly used, viz a front end loading vehicle and a rear end loading vehicle.
For each type of vehicle the lifting equipment for engaging the waste container is usually of a specific size for engaging a specific size of waste container. Thus a waste disposal company may have a fleet of differently sized vehicles for servicing differently sized containers.
Large waste containers are favoured for the waste disposal company since it means that a vehicle need only be on site for a relatively short time in order to empty a relatively large amount of waste. However, large waste containers are restrictive on site since they tend to be static due to their size. This means that a central waste disposal point is created which is not necessarily convenient to the entire site.
Accordingly, for site use, smaller mobile containers can be preferable since this enables leach container to be located at a convenient position on site. This is particularly so for example in a multi-storey building complex where small mobile containers can be sited throughout the complex for filling and then wheeled to a central site for emptying.
It is a general aim of the present invention to provide a container assembly which provides the advantages of large containers for emptying and which also provides the advantages of small mobile containers for filling.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a waste container assembly comprising a housing adapted for engagement with a tipping apparatus capable of raising the housing to an elevated tipped position, and one or more mobile containers located within the housing, the housing and mobile container(s) co-operating to hold the mobile container(s) captive within the housing when at said elevated tipped position. In accordance with one embodiment the housing is open topped and is provided with tipping support means located adjacent said open top which are engageable with an upper edge of said mobile container(s) when in said tipped position to retain the container(s) within the housing.
In accordance with another embodiment of the invention the housing is open topped and is provided with tipping support means located below said open top which are engageable with co-operating tipping support means formed on said mobile container(s).
Various aspects of the present invention are hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a container housing shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an end view of the container housing shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the container housing shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of one of the mobile containers shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a part sectional view taken along line 6--6 in FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a container assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a sectional end view taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a side view of one of the mobile containers shown in FIG. 8.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The container assembly 10 according to the present invention includes a housing 11 and a plurality of mobile containers 12 located within the housing 11.
The housing 11 has a floor 14, a pair of opposed side walls 16,17 and opposed end walls 18,19. Each side
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Dawe David J.
Munnelly Philip A.
Pollard Steven M.
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