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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franklin D Ebeling, Plainview, TX (US);
Ernest C Ebeling, Plainview, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
214302 ; 214313 ;
Abstract
An interchangeable container emptying device on the side of a trash-hauling vehicle to a position adjacent support abutment means on a trash container to move open-throat portions of U-shaped members upwardly into engagement with support abutment means, elevates container, automatically blocks open-throat portions of the U-shaped members to prevent disengagement of support abutment means when container reached an arcuate turn at the top, inverts container to a dumping position, dumps container, moves container to an upright position, lowers container, and then moves container outwardly to its original position.