Patent ID: 8167254
Filing Date: 2012-05-01
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
1. A trash container emptying mechanism for supporting a tapered vertical trash container having an upper orifice and a bottom at least a portion of the trash container emptying mechanism pivotal to an angled position with the upper orifice lower than the bottom so that material in the trash container is biased by gravity toward moving therefrom, comprising in combination: a yoke having, a carrier pivotally interconnected to the yoke for pivoting the tapered trash container in opposing directions, the carrier having, a locking means for releasably securing the carrier in an upright orientation relative to the yoke, the locking means having a locking pin extending through a locking pin hole defined in the upper end portion of at least one vertical arm and through an aligned locking pin hole defined in the offset pivot spacer; and a wheeled cart having an upper surface securely supporting the yoke and an opposing bottom surface carrying plural spacedly arrayed depending wheels for movement over a supporting surface; and the vertical height of the pivot axles above the carrier bottom support is more than 60% of the vertical height of the trash container and less than 90% of the vertical height of the trash container.