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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2025
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Ethan Lee Maness, Rainsville, AL (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 3/041 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0253 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0259 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
An actuator for moving the arm assembly of a front-loading refuse vehicle between a lowered position and a raised position includes two actuator assemblies. The actuator assemblies are coaxially aligned along a pivot axis and uncoupled from one another, lacking intervening structure between them.