Patent ID: 8684653

Claim:
A swing-away lift for mechanized dumping of the contents of a refuse receptacle into a refuse container, comprising: a pivot leg assembly; a swing arm assembly, pivotably connected to said pivot leg assembly, for pivoting about a substantially vertical axis between a first closed position and a second open position thereof, relative to an associated refuse container; and a lift unit, supported on said swing arm assembly for movement therewith, for mechanized lifting and dumping of an associated refuse receptacle into an associated refuse container whenever said swing arm assembly is in said first closed position thereof; wherein said lift unit includes a pivoting carriage with an actuation device and a control system for controlling operation of said actuation device, configured for causing the mechanized lifting and dumping of an associated refuse receptacle by driving the pivoting carriage between a first lowered position and a second raised position, and configured to receive, support, and invert an associated refuse receptacle to be emptied into an associated refuse container; and said lift, when said swing arm assembly is in said first closed position thereof, restricts access to the associated refuse container for a refuse gathering vehicle and when said swing arm assembly is in said second open position thereof, allows unobstructed access to the associated refuse container for a refuse-gathering vehicle.