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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2015
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Matthew B. Cooper, Madison, AL (US);
John W. Bedwell, Southside, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01H 5/00 (2006.01); B65F 3/00 (2006.01); E01H 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/00 (2013.01); E01H 5/061 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refuse vehicle has a mechanism to prohibit operation of a snow plow attached to the refuse vehicle. A sensor associated with the storage bin of the refuse vehicle. The sensor sends a signal to a controller to prohibit operation of the snow plow in response to the storage bin payload. The mechanism prohibits lowering of the snow plow in a condition when the payload in the storage bin is such that the load on the front axle of the refuse vehicle would exceed legal limits.