Patent ID: 9561904
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B65F

Claim:
1. A multi-purpose dumping device for a waste collection vehicle, comprising: the multi-purpose dumping device including an actuator assembly for handling a large waste container and a cart tipper for handling a smaller container; the actuator assembly cooperating with a bang bar assembly to empty a large waste container; the actuator assembly having a tip bar assembly in cooperation with a left hook and a right hook; the left hook and the right hook being mounted above the tip bar assembly; the left hook being mounted on a first actuator; the right hook being mounted on a second actuator; the actuator assembly being mounted on a base frame assembly; the first actuator being covered by a first actuator cover; the second actuator being covered by a second actuator cover; the base frame assembly being mounted on the vehicle; the base frame assembly supporting the tip bar assembly; the tip bar assembly including a tip bar lift cylinder; an upper cylinder pin securing the tip bar lift cylinder to the tip bar assembly; a cylinder anchor being secured to the end of the tip bar lift cylinder; the cart tipper being centrally mounted on a rear portion of the waste collection vehicle in relation to the actuator assembly; the cart tipper serving to dump a residential container; the base frame assembly having a support bar with a first side plate and a second side plate mounted on either end thereof; a first light housing being mounted adjacent to the first side plate; a second light housing being mounted adjacent to the second side plate; a bolster pin supporting the tip bar assembly on the base frame assembly; the bang bar assembly including a bang bar cylinder and a bang bar striker; the bang bar cylinder having a bang bar cylinder anchor secured at one end thereof; and a pair of pivot brackets for the bang bar cylinder having centrally mounted therebetween a cylinder coupling bracket.