Abstract A refuse transfer station at which short-haul collection vehicles discharge refuse to be loaded into long-haul transportation vehicles for removal to a disposal location. The station is provided with upper and lower levels and hoppers into which refuse may be dumped at the upper level to be discharged downwardly to the lower level to load the long-haul vehicles. Elongated refuse-receiving troughs opening at one end into the hoppers may be provided at the upper level into which refuse is dumped from the collection vehicles and in which pusher blades are movably mounted to push the refuse into the hoppers, and cover means is provided for the troughs which are designed to be extended as the pusher blades are advanced and retracted as the blades are retracted to prevent the dumping of refuse behind the pusher blades. Ram means is mounted beneath the hoppers in position to move refuse from the hoppers horizontally into the long-haul vehicles to pack the refuse therein, the ram means being positioned for movement in one direction to load one vehicle and in the other direction to load another vehicle so that two vehicles may be loaded at once by reciprocation of the ram means. The hoppers may be provided with cutoff doors to prevent the discharge of refuse from either hopper when a vehicle is being loaded from the other hopper to prevent dumping of refuse on the lower level.
Inventors
👤 Jimmie V Thurmond
👤 William A Ferrari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-10-27 06:43
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65F; B65F9/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
In a refuse transfer station: a collection vehicle dumping area; a vehicle docking area at a level below said dumping area; a trough positioned to receive refuse dumped from said collection vehicles in said dumping area; hopper means positioned to receive refuse from one end of said trough and to discharge the same downwardly toward said docking area; pusher means movably mounted in the trough for longitudinal movement therein in engagement with the refuse therein to push the refuse toward said hopper means; cover means movably positioned in said dumping area for movement to a position to cover said trough behind said pusher means upon movement of the pusher means toward said hopper means and to a position to uncover the trough in front of said pusher means upon movement of the pusher means away from said hopper means, and including a plurality of panellike elements each positioned for movement longitudinally of said trough at a different level, the lowermost of said elements being connected to said pusher means for movement therewith; and means on said elements positioned for coaction to cause each element to move with the next lower element upon movement of said next lower, element with said pusher means toward said hopper means to cover the trough behind the pusher means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
In a refuse transfer station: a collection vehicle dumping area; a vehicle docking area at a level below said dumping area; a trough positioned to receive refuse dumped from said collection vehicles in said dumping area; hopper means positioned to receive refuse from one end of said trough and to discharge the same downwardly toward said docking area; pusher means movably mounted in the trough for longitudinal movement therein in engagement with the refuse therein to push the refuse toward said hopper means; cover means movably positioned in said dumping area for movement to a position to cover said trough behind said pusher means upon movement of the pusher means toward said hopper means and to a position to uncover the trough in front of said pusher means upon movement of the pusher means away from said hopper means, and including a plurality of panellike elements each positioned for movement longitudinally of said trough at a different level, the lowermost of said elements being connected to said pusher means for movement therewith; and means on said elements positioned for coaction to cause each element to move with the next lower element upon movement of said next lower, element with said pusher means toward said hopper means to cover the trough behind the pusher means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The transfer station as claimed in claim 1 including means on said elements positioned for coaction to cause each element to move with the next lower element upon movement of said next lower element with said pusher means away from said hopper means to uncover the trough in front of said pusher means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The transfer station as claimed in claim 2, wherein said coacting means on said elements are positioned to allow said elements to be moved into superposed relation upon movement of the pusher means away from said hopper means.