Patent ID: 8720498

Claim:
An automated fill head assembly for loading hazardous waste into containers, said fill head assembly comprising: a fill head for depositing hazardous waste materials into a container, wherein said fill head is movable between a filling position seated on the container, and a container exchange position withdrawn from the container; a control arm carried by said fill head directing movement of said fill head between said filling and exchange positions; a drip tray movably carried on a support platform adjacent said fill head for extending underneath said fill head to retain drippings of said hazardous waste material from said fill head when in said exchange position; and, a lifting arm carried by said drip tray engaging said control arm, wherein said lifting arm moves relative to the control arm and biases said control arm to raise said fill head from said filling position to said exchange position when said drip tray is extended underneath said fill head so that as the fill head is withdrawn from the container any dripping hazardous waste is captured by said drip tray.