Patent ID: 8752662

Claim:
A multifunction bin utility apparatus comprising: a mobile base; a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted on the mobile base, each of the wheels being rotatable independently of each other to steer movement of the mobile base; a tool mount movable with respect to the mobile base; an arm assembly mounted on the mobile base and configured to move the tool mount with respect to the mobile base; at least one tool attachment mounted on the tool mount; and control apparatus configured to control movement of the plurality of wheels and the arm assembly, the control apparatus being remotely controllable by a remote control device; wherein the arm assembly is mounted on the mobile base in a manner that permits the arm assembly to pivot about a substantially horizontal axis to move the tool attachment from a forward position in which the tool attachment is located substantially forward of the mobile base to a rearward position in which the tool attachment is located substantially rearward of the mobile base through said pivot movement about the substantially horizontal axis; and wherein the forward position of the tool attachment is characterized by the tool attachment being located forward of all of the wheels.