Patent ID: 7694375

Claim:
A system for transporting a dumpster, the system comprising: a garbage truck having a collection container and a lift system for receiving and lifting a dumpster, the lift system movable with respect to the collection container between a lowered position and an elevated position, the lift system configured to receive the dumpster on a roadway when in the lowered position and configured to empty contents of the dumpster into the collection container of the garbage truck when the lift system carrying the dumpster moves to the elevated position; a mounting system coupled to and protruding outwardly from one side of the garbage truck, the mounting system being positioned rearward of a front end of the garbage truck and positioned forward of a rear end of the collection container, the mounting system comprising a first elongate mounting member, a second elongate mounting member, a first fastener, and a second fastener, the first fastener and the second fastener extending through the first and second elongate mounting members, respectively; at least one curb ramp configured to be releasably coupled to the mounting system, the at least one curb ramp being dimensioned for placement on a curb and the roadway to define a ramp surface suitable for supporting at least one wheel of the dumpster when the at least one curb ramp is decoupled from the mounting system and separated from the garbage truck, the curb ramp having at least two ramp mounting structures sized and configured to receive corresponding ones of the first elongate mounting member and the second elongate mounting member; an installation structure for defining a first distance, the installation structure configured to be used when installing the first elongate mounting member and the second elongate mounting member such that the first elongate mounting member and the second elongate mounting member are spaced apart an installation distance substantially equal to the first distance while the first elongate mounting member and the second elongate mounting member are being coupled to the garbage truck, the first distance being substantially equal to a second distance between the at least two ramp mounting structures; and wherein the first and second elongate mounting members extend away from the garbage truck through the at least one curb ramp such that the at least one curb ramp is positionable between the garbage truck and the first and second fasteners, the mounting system is spaced apart from the lift system such that a user on the roadway is able to couple the at least one curb ramp to the mounting system as the lift system moves between the lowered position and the elevated position.