Patent ID: 9738446
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B65F

Claim:
1. A refuse collection assembly for collecting refuse contained in a refuse receptacle comprising: an intermediate container having an open top and a front wall, the intermediate container adapted to be carried on front lift arms of a refuse collection vehicle and selectively emptied into a collection body of the collection vehicle, a refuse receptacle collection assembly supported alongside the intermediate container, the refuse receptacle collection assembly configured for selectively grasping the refuse receptacle and dumping contents of the refuse receptacle into the open top of the intermediate container, the refuse receptacle collection assembly comprising a stationary elongate member, a carriage selectively longitudinally movable along the stationary elongate member, and an arm assembly supported on the carriage, the arm assembly being selectively pivotable about a substantially vertical pivot element supported on the carriage, the elongate stationary member adjacent the front wall of the intermediate container, the elongate stationary member having a horizontal length, the carriage having a horizontal width less than approximately one fourth the horizontal length of the elongate stationary member, the carriage selectively positionable along the stationary elongate member by operation of a first drive member, the first drive member carried on the carriage; the elongate stationary member supported on the front wall of the intermediate container, the first drive member is a rotary motor, the refuse receptacle collection assembly further comprising an elongate toothed member supported by the front wall of the intermediate container, the elongate toothed member parallel to and spaced laterally apart from the stationary elongate member, the elongate toothed member disposed between the stationary elongate member and the front wall of the intermediate container, the elongate toothed member having teeth thereon engaged with a gear of the rotary motor.