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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. 19, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gustav D Edelhoff, Iserlohn, DE;
Fred T Smith, Palos Verdes Pen, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edelhoff Polytechnik GmbH & Co., Iserlohn, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414786 ; 220908 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a refuse container provided with a receiving pocket disposed near the upper edge of the container. The receiving pocket has an undercut portion and is formed by a section member located on and reinforcing the upper edge portions of the container and the undercut surface is complementary in shape to, and adapted to cooperate with, a holding of pick-up claw attached to the free end of a gripping arm of a tipping device of a motor-driven refuse collecting truck.