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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2022
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
John Forrest Smith, Fort Payne, AL (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/25 (2022.01); B60K 35/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/25 (2022.01); B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60R 11/04 (2013.01); B65F 3/0213 (2013.01); G02B 27/0101 (2013.01); H04N 7/181 (2013.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); B60K 35/23 (2024.01); B60K 2360/334 (2024.01); B60R 2300/105 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/144 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, a lift arm coupled to the grabber and operable to raise and lower the grabber, a camera that is arranged to generate video data of a scene external to the refuse collection vehicle, and a semi-transparent display device configured to display the video data generated by the camera, wherein the semi-transparent display is positioned within a forward line of sight of an operator of the refuse collection vehicle.