Patent ID: 6139244
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
A dumping apparatus for a front loading refuse trick having a lifting mechanism for engaging a container and dumping its contents into the truck, said apparatus comprising:(a) a container having at least one upright side;(b) said container having supports for engagement by the refuse truck lifting mechanism;(c) an elongate rail connected to said side of said container;(d) an elongate sliding member having a central axis and horizontally slidably connected to said rail;(e) an elongate extension member having a central axis and movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a first end of said extension member connected to said container, a second end of said extension member connected to said sliding member, said central axis of said extension member aligned substantially with said central axis of said sliding member;(f) an elongate extension arm having a first end that is rotatably connected to said sliding member about a horizontal axis which bisects said central axis of said sliding member;(g) a clamp assembly to grasp objects connected to a second end of said extension arm; and(h) said extension arm rotatable between a lowered position and a raised position to enable objects grasped by said clamp assembly to be emptied into said container.