Apparatus for indicating when a roll-off container is filled with compacted refuse

Claim 2

Apparatus for use in a compactor container and comprising, a. a mounting plate adapted for attachment to the inner surface of the container top, b. a first elongated plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate and normally extending downwardly therefrom, c. means limiting the downward angular movement of said first plate relative to said mounting plate, d. a second elongated plate, e. spring-biased hinge means attached to the first plate and an edge of the second plate, the opposite edge of the second plate being in sliding engagement with the said mounting plate, and f. signal-actuating means responsive to a predetermined relative movement of the elongated plates and the mounting plate.

Claim 3

The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein the elongated plates have a length corresponding substantially to the width of the container.

Claim 4

The invention as recited in claim 1, including a pair of guide plates secured to the mounting plate and spanning the said second elongated plate.

Claim 5

The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein said signal-actuating means is a switch carried by said first elongated plate and having an operating lever presented to the mounting plate.

Claim 6

The invention as recited in claim 1, wherein the mounting plate has an elongated slot formed therein, and including a hook member carried by said first elongated plate, said hook member extending through the said slot upon predetermined angular movement of said first elongated plate toward said mounting plate.

Claim 7

In combination, a. a compactor container, b. a mounting plate within the container and secured to the container top, c. a first elongated plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate and normally extending downwardly therefrom, d. stop means limiting the downward angular movement of said first plate relative to the mounting plate, e. a second elongated plate, f. spring-biased hinge means attached to the first plate and an edge of the second plate, the opposite edge of the second plate being in sliding engagement with the mounting plate, g. a switch carried by said first elongated plate and having an operating lever presented to the mounting plate, h. signal means external of the container, and i. circuit elements energizing the signal means when the said operating lever engages the mounting plate.

Claim 8

In combination, a. a compactor container, b. a mounting plate within the container and secured to the container top, c. a first elongated plate pivotally connected to the mounting plate and normally extending downwardly therefrom, d. stop means limiting the downward angular movement of said first plate relative to the mounting plate, e. a second elongated plate, f. spring-biased hinge means attached to the first plate and an edge of the second plate, the opposite edge of the second plate being in sliding engagement with the mounting plate, g. a switch carried by said first elongated plate and having an operating lever presented to the mounting plate, h. signal means external of the container, and i. circuit elements energizing the signal means when the said operating lever engages the mounting plate.

Claim 9

The invention as recited in claim 6, including a second switch carried by said first elongated plate and having a second operating lever presented to the mounting plate, second signal means, and circuit elements energizing said second signal means when the second operating lever engages the mounting plate.

Claim 10

The invention as recited in claim 7, wherein the said second operating lever normally is spaced from the mounting plate by a distance greater than that of the first operating lever.

Claim 11

The invention as recited in claim 8, including means automatically latching said first elongated plate in fixed position when said second operating lever is in engagement with the mounting plate.