Patent ID: 6821074
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: B65F

Abstract:
An automated container loader for a refuse vehicle comprising a lift arm and hydraulically operable, opposing first and second jaw means for gripping a refuse container,the first jaw means having a free end and an attached end pivotally attached to the lift arm at a first pivot point and the second jaw means having a free end and an attached end pivotally attached to the lift arm at a second pivot point, the first pivot point being on an opposite side of the lift arm from the second pivot point, the first and second jaw means crossing each other, the first pivot point being located inward of the second jaw means and the second pivot point being located inward of the first jaw means, and, the free and attached ends of the first jaw means being on opposite sides of the lift arm when the jaw means are in an open position and the free and attached ends of the second jaw means being on opposite sides of the lift arm when the jaw means are in the open position.