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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2021
Con-tech Manufacturing, Inc., Dodge Center, MN (US);
Grant McNeilus, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Garwin McNeilus, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Jay Attleson, Rochester, MN (US);
Aaron J. Hoff, Dodge Center, MN (US);
Brian Meldahl, Brownsdale, MN (US);
Con-Tech Manufacturing, Inc., Dodge Center, MN (US);
Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a collection mechanism having a collection hopper which accommodates the collection of refuse by dumping into the collection hopper. A bolt-on load edge bracket is configured to be attached to a portion of the collection mechanism adjacent the collection hopper, is capable of defining an adjustable rear load edge based upon where the attachment is made. By using a separate bolt-on load edge bracket, the rear of the collection vehicle can be tailored to accommodate various load edge heights, and to allow several alternative tipper mechanisms to be the easily attached thereto.