Patent ID: 6203032
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: B65F,Y10S

Abstract:
A carrier for transporting refuse containers, each container having a front side and a back side, a top and a bottom, wheels at the bottom and back side, a cross bar extending across the front side substantially midway between the top and the bottom, the carrier comprising:a longitudinal main beam;a plurality of cradles, each cradle extending parallel to the main beam and rigidly attached thereto, for supporting the bottom of one of the refuse containers;a latching mechanism associated with each of the cradles, each latching mechanism having a latch hook extending from the main beam, transverse to the main beam for selectively engaging the cross bar of the refuse container supported upon said cradle wherein each latching mechanism further comprises an operating handle which extends transverse to the main beam alongside the cradle with which the latching mechanism is associated, for causing the latch hook to selectively pivot upward or downward to selectively release the cross bar or lock onto said cross bar.