Patent ID: 7128515
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
1. A refuse receptacle lifter movable between a retracted and a dumping position for lifting and inverting refuse receptacles of the type including spaced apart upper and lower engagement surfaces, the lifter comprising; a base; an actuator carried by the base and having a rotary output shaft; a lift arm including a first end and a second end and being movable such that rotation of the rotary output shaft results in pivotal movement of the lift arm; an upper engagement member carried at least in part by the lift arm; a first actuator arm having first and second ends, the first end being pivotally mounted to a selected one of the base or the lift arm; a second actuator arm having first and second ends, the first end being pivotally mounted to a selected one of the base or the lift arm; an extension assembly comprising first and second relatively movable members, the first member being attached to the second end of the first actuator arm and the second member being attached to the second end of the second actuator arm; a lower engagement member carried by a selected one of the first and second members of the extension assembly; whereby upon rotation of the output shaft, the upper engagement member is moved between a lower retracted position and a raised position to lift an upper engagement surface of a refuse receptacle, and the lower engagement member is moved between a retracted position and an extended position for engagement with a lower engagement surface of a refuse receptacle when it is lifted and inverted.