Patent ID: 7611321
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for transporting a storage container comprising: a tilting bed, said tilting bed for loading and unloading the container; an endless conveyor, a pair of sprockets, said conveyor mounted on said pair of sprockets, said pair of sprockets affixed to said tilting bed; a motor, said motor operably connected for driving said conveyor; a latch, said latch mounted on said conveyor, said latch for joining the container to said conveyor, said latch comprising a pivotable forward arm and a pivotable rearward arm, said forward arm engaging said rearward arm in a closed position and as said latch encounters one of said pair of sprockets said forward arm and said rearward arm each pivot to disengage and open said latch; and a key switch, a pin and a lock, said pin selectively positionable in said key switch for powering said motor, and alternatively positionable in said lock for retaining said latch, said lock proximate said motor, said lock comprising a pair of lock arms, said pin positionable through said pair of lock arms to retain said latch relative to said tilting bed.