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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2014
Applicant:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Richard Ford, Ringgold, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/041 (2013.01); B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0279 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0283 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track and guide system for a refuse vehicle has at least one track member mounted on a bumper of the refuse vehicle. The track member has a desired length extending transverse to the ground. At least one guide member is mounted on a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle. The at least one guide member contacts the at least one track member to prohibit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle.