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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2013
Applicant:
The Curotto-can, Llc, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Richard Ford, Ringgold, GA (US);
Assignee:
The Curotto-Can, LLC, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65F 3/041 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0279 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cradle and guide system for a refuse vehicle has at least one track member mounted on a bumper of a refuse vehicle. The at least one track member is able to deflect horizontally to compensate for misalignment. At least one guide member is mounted to a front loading fork of the refuse vehicle. The at least one guide member contacts the at least one track member to limit horizontal movement of the front loading fork with respect to the refuse vehicle during misalignment. The at least one track member returns to its original position to align the front loading forks.