Patent ID: 11905112
Assignee: THE HEIL CO.
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A refuse vehicle defining a forward direction of travel on a ground surface, the refuse vehicle comprising:
a vehicle chassis including a cab;
a container coupled within a rear portion of the chassis;
front-loading forks coupled with the refuse vehicle for dumping intermediate containers into the container on the rear portion of the chassis;
at least one track fastened in a fixed position on a bumper of the refuse vehicle, the at least one track comprising:
a stationary plate, and
a deflectable plate, at least a portion of the deflectable plate and the stationary plate extending outward from the bumper in the forward direction;

at least one guide mounted on a front-loading fork of the refuse vehicle, the at least one guide configured to engage the deflectable plate during misalignment of a front-loading fork relative to the refuse vehicle in a direction transverse to the forward direction of travel; and
at least one spring secured to the stationary plate and aligned with the deflectable plate, the at least one spring configured to bias the deflectable plate against the at least one guide in the transverse direction.