Patent ID: 7845893
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
1. A compact refuse cart lifting device comprising: a baseplate having a front side and a back side; a rotary motor attached to the front side of the baseplate, the motor having a rotatable shaft; a liftplate, the liftplate having an outer surface and an inner surface; a saddle fixedly attached to the outer surface of the liftplate; a lifting arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lifting arm attached to the rotatable shaft, the second end of the lifting arm attached to the liftplate; a pivotplate pivotally attached to the lifting arm; a driveplate, the driveplate attached to the front side of the baseplate; a lock having a first end and a second end, the first end of the lock pivotally attached to the pivotplate, the second end of the lock attached to the driveplate; a pull arm having a first and second end, the first end of the pull arm pivotally attached to the liftplate; an idler having a first end and a second end, the first end of the idler pivotally attached to the pivotplate, the second end of the idler pivotally attached to the second end of the pull arm; a push arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the push arm pivotally attached to the idler; a hook arm having a first end and a second end, the first end of the hook arm pivotally attached to the pivotplate, the second end of the hook arm pivotally attached to the second end of the push arm; a rotating hook attached to the hook arm.