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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Mark A. Keller, Ft. Payne, AL (US);
Bobby Mckinney, Ft. Payne, AL (US);
Marcel G. Stragier, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Gary Flerchinger, Hixson, TN (US);
Henry M. Hund, Jr., Cedar Bluff, AL (US);
Mark A. Keller, Ft. Payne, AL (US);
Bobby McKinney, Ft. Payne, AL (US);
Marcel G. Stragier, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Gary Flerchinger, Hixson, TN (US);
Henry M. Hund, Jr., Cedar Bluff, AL (US);
The Heil Company, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Abstract
A refuse collection vehicle includes a chassis and a storage container that is detachably mounted on the chassis. The storage container has a rear wall with an opening therein and a sweep panel that is mounted in the rear wall. The sweep panel is movable between an open position which exposes the opening in the rear wall of the container and a closed position which covers the opening in the rear wall of the container. The refuse collection vehicle also includes a rear tailgate assembly that has a hopper which is adapted to receive refuse and a packer assembly which is adapted to cooperate with the sweep panel to move refuse from the hopper of the tailgate assembly into the storage. A method for loading refuse in a storage container and a storage container that is useful in practicing such method are also described.