Patent ID: 8465246
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A system for loading and unloading a container onto and off of a transport vehicle comprising, in combination: a. a tilt frame member removably attached to a transport vehicle, where the tilt frame member has a pair of continuously rigid side rails with a length defined by a front located adjacent to a transport vehicle cab and a rear located opposite the front behind all tires on the vehicle, wherein for loading and unloading of a container to and from the transport vehicle, the front of the tilt frame member moves upward while the rear end of the tilt frame member moves downward; b. a carriage slidably attached to the tilt frame member that travels along the tilt frame member during loading of a container onto the transport vehicle; c. a multi-stage central hydraulic cylinder having a fixed end and a moving end, the fixed end being attached toward the rear of the tilt frame member and the moving end is attached to the carriage such that extending and retracting the central hydraulic cylinder moves the carriage from the rear of the tilt frame member to the front of the tilt frame member and necessarily causes the container attached to an engaging means to be loaded onto the tilt frame member; d. the engaging means releasably engaging a container, where the engaging means is connected to and moves with the carriage along the tilt frame member when the central hydraulic cylinder is extended or retracted; and e. a tail member rotatably attached to the rear of the tilt frame member, said tail member being rotated by at least one hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder; and f. wherein said tail member can be rotated between a first position in alignment with said tilt frame member, and a second position adjacent the ground.