Patent ID: 6224317
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
A refuse collection vehicle for loading refuse from a front 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 at least one trunnion extending along an axis and having first and second trunnion end portions extending beyond the first and second side walls, respectively, the 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 one of the chassis and the storage body;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 rear loading container;at least one movable surface adapted for movement between a trunnion encircling position and a trunnion non-encircling position; andat least one movable container stop surface adapted for movement between an extended position in which the stop surface 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.