Patent ID: 6027299
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
A refuse collection vehicle for loading refuse from a first loading container having a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, first and second side walls and first and second channels along the first and second side walls and also from a rear loading container having a floor, a front wall, a rear wall, first and second side walls and a trunnion having first and second end portions extending beyond the first and second side walls, respectively, a vehicle comprising:a chassis;a storage body supported by the chassis, the storage body having an interior and a roof above the interior providing an opening into the interior;first and second lift arms pivotably coupled to the chassis;a cross member extending between the first and second lift arms;first and second forks extending from the cross member and configured to be positioned within the first and second channels;at least one support arm configured to engage the rear wall of the front loading container and the rear wall of the rear loading container;at least one movable member adapted for movement between a first trunnion encircling position and a second trunnion non-encircling position; andat least one movable container stop adapted for movement between an extended position in which the stop engages an upper edge of one of the first and second side walls of the rear loading container and a retracted position so as to permit the first and second forks to be positioned within the first and second channels.