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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2004
Robert D. Jones, Guttenburg, IA (US);
Virgil Collins, Guttenburg, IA (US);
Marlin L. Johnson, Guttenberg, IA (US);
Randy J. Heller, Garnavillo, IA (US);
Jeffrey E. Errthum, Holy Cross, IA (US);
Jared L. Rowland, Dyersville, IA (US);
Kenneth D. Goedken, Dubuque, IA (US);
Robert D. Jones, Guttenburg, IA (US);
Virgil Collins, Guttenburg, IA (US);
Marlin L. Johnson, Guttenberg, IA (US);
Randy J. Heller, Garnavillo, IA (US);
Jeffrey E. Errthum, Holy Cross, IA (US);
Jared L. Rowland, Dyersville, IA (US);
Kenneth D. Goedken, Dubuque, IA (US);
Kann Manufacturing Corporation, Guttenberg, IA (US);
Abstract
An improved front loading or side loading refuse collection body includes an ejector panel which is moveable from a position immediately adjacent the front end wall of the storage compartment of the refuse collection body to a second position at the open rear end of the storage compartment. A compaction blade in a compaction chamber adjacent the front end of the storage compartment is independently driven by a second hydraulic ram. The ejector panel has an opening which is in registry with the opening in the front wall of the storage compartment through which refuse is pushed by the compaction blade. A tray member may be fixed to a side of the ejector panel to catch refuse which falls back through the opening in the ejector panel when it is moved away from the front end of the storage compartment. A multiple compartment body may include two compaction chambers each adjacent one of two storage compartments. Each storage compartment has an ejection panel which is separately operable from the compaction blade of the associated compaction chamber and will sweep commodity from the storage compartment while the compaction blade remains at rest. Each ejection panel includes an aperture which is in registry with the compaction blade of associated compaction chamber.