Patent ID: 8118948
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B08B,B65F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle mounted cleaning device for a garbage or trash container comprising: the cleaning device having a wash bay to receive the garbage or trash container from a side of a vehicle; the vehicle supporting the mounted cleaning device; a holding tank being adjacent to the wash bay; the wash bay having at least one cleaning nozzle therein; the holding tank having at least one hose therein; the at least one hose communicating with the at least one cleaning nozzle in order to provide fluid for cleaning the garbage or trash container; a lifting device being mounted adjacent to the wash bay; the lifting device being adapted to lift the garbage or trash container from a position into the wash bay; the garbage or trash container returning to the position; the lifting device including a lift and tilt assembly for releasably securing the garbage or trash container; the lift and tilt assembly including a lock frame; the lift and tilt assembly having at least one stop bar and the lock frame having at least one container lock; the container lock being adapted to contact the garbage or trash container and cooperate with the stop bar to secure the garbage or trash container for a tilting maneuver; at least one tilt cylinder being mounted adjacent to the wash bay; the at least one tilt cylinder cooperating with the lift and tilt assembly in order to raise and lower the trash or garbage container; the trash or garbage container being tilted into the wash bay; the at least one stop bar being a first stop bar and a second stop bar; the at least one container lock being a first container lock and a second container lock; the first stop bar cooperating with the first container lock; the second stop bar cooperating with the second container lock; a lock cylinder cooperating with the lock frame to lift the trash or garbage container to the stop bar; a control assembly operating a water valve system and a hydraulic system; the water valve system feeding water to the nozzle system and a manual pressure washer in order to cooperate and clean the trash container; the hydraulic system including at least one hydraulic valve to operate the lock cylinder and the tilt cylinder; a holding tank providing a water supply for the wash bay; the holding tank having the recycling tank, a second stage tank and the cleaning fluid tank; the recycling tank and the wash bay being on opposing sides of the cleaning fluid tank; the recycling tank communicating with the second stage tank; the second stage tank communicating with the cleaning fluid tank; the recycling tank receiving water from the wash bay after the water is used to wash the trash or garbage container; a rear lid releasably closing the recycling tank; an inlet pipe feeding into the recycling tank; a first bulkhead dividing the holding tank into the recycling tank and the second stage tank; the first bulkhead including lower flow apertures in order to permit fluid transport between the recycling tank and the second stage tank; a second bulkhead dividing the holding tank into the cleaning fluid tank and the second stage tank; a rear full perimeter screen rest being mounted on the first bulkhead and the second bulkhead; a removable filter screen resting on full perimeter screen rest; the second bulkhead having upper flow apertures positioned higher in the holding tank than the lower flow apertures; the filter screen having at least one handle to facilitate removal or insertion thereof; and the filter screen being supported by at least one snap bolt lock.