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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1981
Fred T Smith, Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Sargent Industries, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A refuse compaction apparatus including a container for storing refuse under pressure, a tailgate rotatably mounted on the container for movement between an opened and a closed position. The tailgate in its opened position permits refuse to be discharged from the container and the tailgate in its closed position forms a closure with the storage container. In maintaining the tailgate in its closed position, a latch member is engageable with a keeper member with means to provide rotational movement of the latch member into a position to make contact with the keeper member. After rotational movement of the latch member, means are provided to cause translational movement of the latch member into contact with the keeper member to maintain the tailgate in a closed position.