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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2015
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:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/02 (2006.01); B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/04 (2013.01); B65F 3/00 (2013.01); G01G 19/083 (2013.01); B65F 2003/003 (2013.01); B65F 2003/022 (2013.01); B65F 2210/184 (2013.01);
Abstract
A weight based load limiting system for a refuse vehicle. The system includes a weight determination module that generates a signal that varies in accordance with a vehicle weight. If the vehicle weight approaches or exceeds a predetermined maximum weight, the signal inhibits a portion of the loading or packing operation to prevent overloading the vehicle. In various configurations, the system prevents a lifting of a refuse container to prevent emptying of the container into the vehicle hopper. In other various configurations, the system prevents gripping of a refuse can.