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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas L. Price, Mentone, AL (US);
John Bares, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Robert H. Doll, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brian T. Parker, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/043 (2013.01); B65F 3/046 (2013.01); B65F 2003/022 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0256 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0266 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0276 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle has a container collection arm with a telescoping boom coupled with a refuse stowage unit of the vehicle. A grasping mechanism is coupled with an end of the boom. A rotary actuator couples the grasping mechanism with the boom to enable a waste container to be moved between a pick up position and a dump position.