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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:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald E Christenson, Parsons, TN (US);
Assignee:
McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc., Dodge Center, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414408 ; 414487 ; 414549 ; 414624 ;
Abstract
A loading device mounted to a collection vehicle is disclosed. The loading device may comprise several embodiments for scooping a soft-sided object through either a horizontal or vertical plane. The loading device is attached to a mechanized arm for compound angular displacement and operable between a stowed, extended, lift, and dump positions. A swivel mount interconnects the mechanized arm to the collection vehicle and further compounds the angular displacement and operating positions of the loading device.