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Body for refuse-collection vehicle

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-04-02
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-04-02
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ernest F Kamin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 15:10
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65F; B65F3/00; B65F3/24; B65F3/28

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 154 words
IN A VEHICLE COMPRISING A WHEEL-SUPPORTED VEHICLE FRAME AND A BODY INCLUDING A FLOOR SUPPORTED ABOVE AND MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, AN ELEVATED PLATFORM PORTION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ALONG EACH SIDE OF SAID FLOOR, SAID ELEVATED PLATFORM PORTIONS TERMINATING IN LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING INNER EDGES THAT ARE SPACED APART FROM EACH IN A ZONE INTERMEDIATE THE SIDES OF SAID FLOOR, AN UPRIGHT WALL JOINING THE INNER EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS AND SAID FLOOR, SAID UPRIGHT WALLS AND FLOOR DEFINING AN ELONGATED RUNWAY EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BODY RECESSED FROM THE LEVEL OF SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS AND HAVING A TOP COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSIDE OF SAID BODY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BODY, AND A POWER-ACTUATED PACKER INCLUDING A PACKER BLADE EXTENDING OVER SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FLOOR, SAID PACKER INCLUDING A PORTION THAT PROJECTS DOWN FROM THE PACKER BLADE INTO SAID RUNWAY BETWEEN SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS TO ADJACENT SAID FLOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 154 words
IN A VEHICLE COMPRISING A WHEEL-SUPPORTED VEHICLE FRAME AND A BODY INCLUDING A FLOOR SUPPORTED ABOVE AND MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, AN ELEVATED PLATFORM PORTION EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY ALONG EACH SIDE OF SAID FLOOR, SAID ELEVATED PLATFORM PORTIONS TERMINATING IN LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING INNER EDGES THAT ARE SPACED APART FROM EACH IN A ZONE INTERMEDIATE THE SIDES OF SAID FLOOR, AN UPRIGHT WALL JOINING THE INNER EDGE OF EACH OF SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS AND SAID FLOOR, SAID UPRIGHT WALLS AND FLOOR DEFINING AN ELONGATED RUNWAY EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BODY RECESSED FROM THE LEVEL OF SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS AND HAVING A TOP COMMUNICATING WITH THE INSIDE OF SAID BODY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BODY, AND A POWER-ACTUATED PACKER INCLUDING A PACKER BLADE EXTENDING OVER SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS AND TRANSVERSELY OF SAID FLOOR, SAID PACKER INCLUDING A PORTION THAT PROJECTS DOWN FROM THE PACKER BLADE INTO SAID RUNWAY BETWEEN SAID PLATFORM PORTIONS TO ADJACENT SAID FLOOR.

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