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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
The Curotto-can, Llc, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Brian T. Parker, Signal Mountain, TN (US);
Assignee:
The Curotto-Can, LLC, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/02 (2006.01); B65F 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/041 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0276 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0279 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refuse collection container has a box shape. A movable arm is movably mounted on the container. The movable arm grasps refuse cans and dumps the refuse cans into the container. A slot is formed on a rear wall of the container to enable a portion of the arm to extend through the container. The arm is positioned adjacent the slot such that a movable portion of the arm is positioned inside of the container. The arm moves horizontally in and out of the container to grasp and return refuse cans.