Patent ID: 8573914

Claim:
A truck for collecting trash from a trash container, comprising: a body having a front; a main hopper; a trash-receiving station disposed in front of said main hopper, said trash-receiving station disposed in fixed relationship with said main hopper; a pick up arm assembly connected to said front, so that said pick up arm assembly can selectively pick up the trash container and dump the trash into said trash-receiving station; a main conveyor which moves trash from said trash-receiving station to said main hopper; said trash-receiving station including a secondary conveyor which moves trash toward said main conveyor; said pick up arm assembly pivotally connected to said front by two horizontal pivotal connections; said pick up arm assembly horizontally pivotable outward for maintenance purposes; said pick up arm assembly having a first side and an opposite second side; a first horizontal pivotal connection disposed on said first side; an opposite second horizontal pivotal connection disposed on said second side; said first pivotal connection effected by a first pinned connector having a first pin, and said second pivotal connection effected by a second pinned connector having a second pin; said pick up arm assembly horizontally pivotable by pulling said first pin and horizontally pivoting said pick up arm assembly about said second horizontal pivot connection; and, said pick up arm assembly removable from said front by pulling said first and second pins from said first pinned connector and said second pinned connector respectively.