Refuse collection vehicle

Material or article handling – Device for emptying portable receptacle – For emptying contents thereof into portable receiving means

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414409, 414634, B65F 0304

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046995579

ABSTRACT:
A refuse collection vehicle has a chassis, a cab mounted to the front of the chassis, a body mounted to the chassis behind the cab for conventional dumping or for modular box transfer and a loading device or assembly. The loading device or assembly comprising forks mounted on a carriage which travels vertically along a mast. The mast being pivotally mounted to arms which are mounted for pivotal movement about an axis located above the cab. The arms rotate the mast rearwardly toward the body. The contents of the container are emptied into the body of the vehicle by moving the forks upwardly along the mast,rotating the lift arm upwardly and rearwardly toward the vehicle body, arm and tilting the forks into the vehicle body. In a preferred embodiment, the forks are attached along the mast arm by a chain drive mechanism carried with the mast.

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