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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2022
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Michael Shane Peek, Pisgah, AL (US);
Mark Fraas, Centre, AL (US);
Tapankumar Pandya, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/28 (2006.01); B65F 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/28 (2013.01); B65F 3/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rear loading refuse vehicle includes a tailgate coupled to a rearward end of the body. The tailgate includes a modular refuse packing assembly removably mounted therein and configured to compact refuse received in a hopper into a storage chamber located in the body. The modular refuse packing assembly may include a frame supporting an actuator and a blade. The frame is removably coupled to the tailgate. The actuator is configured to move the blade between extended and retracted positions and thereby compact the refuse received in the hopper.