Garbage container carrier

Claim 1

Transportable refuse container which is removably mounted on a two-wheel trailer provided with a dumping body which can be tipped in relation to the chassis of said trailer and a towbar intended to be coupled to a towing vehicle, the rear end of the container being provided with a door which makes it possible to empty the container by tipping it in a backwards direction, said container being provided with a forward pair and rear pair of supporting legs which can be raised and lowered and locked in vertical guiding sleeves attached to the sides of the container so that the legs can be adjusted to a length to support the container at a free height above the dumping body when the trailer is to be positioned under or removed from under the container, characterized in that the dumping body has sides, the rear side being movable from a blocking to a non-blocking position relative to said container door to permit opening of the container door, said container being held by the sides against movement on the dumping body, said guiding sleeves for the legs being supported by brackets, the inner end of each said bracket being attached to the container and mounted above the upper edge of the underlying side of the dumping body and supporting the sleeve in a position beyond said side, said legs having foot plates engaging the underside of the dumping body when the legs are adjusted and locked in an upper position to secure the container to the dumping body, the forward end of the container capable of being lifted by means of a jack which is mounted between the forward end of the container and the chassis of the trailer so that the backward tipping of the container can be effected during simultaneous tipping of the dumping body.