US4113125A
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Refuse collecting system and a vehicle and container for use therein
Assignee: VC-RECYCLING-PATENTVERWERTUNG GmbH
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Filing: 1976-12-21
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Granted: 1978-09-12
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Expires: 1996-12-21
Abstract
Abstract A system for accommodating and transporting materials, for example domestic refuses, includes a collecting vehicle having two or more chambers for receiving the materials and a plurality of collecting containers each having the same number of material receiving chambers as the vehicle so that when one of the collecting containers is applied to the vehicle for transferring the materials from the collecting container to the vehicle, the several chambers of the vehicle are adjacent the respective chambers of the collecting container.
Inventors
- 👤 Rolf Schiller
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 16:28
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B9/00; B30B9/30; B30B9/3003; B30B9/3021; B30B9/301; B30B9/3032; B30B9/3042; B30B9/3057; B65; B65F; B65F1/00; B65F1/0033; B65F1/004; B65F3/00; B65F3/001; B65F3/14; B65F3/20; B65F3/201; B65F3/205; B65F3/24; B65F3/28; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W30/00; Y02W30/50; Y02W30/60; Y10; Y10S; Y10S220/00; Y10S220/908; Y10S220/909
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A system for accommodating and transporting materials, for example domestic refuse, comprising a collecting vehicle and a plurality of collecting containers, wherein the vehicle has two or more chambers for receiving the materials and wherein each collecting container has the same number of material receiving chambers as the vehicle so that when a collecting container is applied to the vehicle for transferring the materials from the collecting container to the vehicle, the several chambers of the vehicle are adjacent the respective chambers of the collecting container.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A system for accommodating and transporting materials, for example domestic refuse, comprising a collecting vehicle and a plurality of collecting containers, wherein the vehicle has two or more chambers for receiving the materials and wherein each collecting container has the same number of material receiving chambers as the vehicle so that when a collecting container is applied to the vehicle for transferring the materials from the collecting container to the vehicle, the several chambers of the vehicle are adjacent the respective chambers of the collecting container.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A collecting vehicle for use in a system according to claim 1 having a receiving container sub-divided into two or more separate storage chambers and a separate feed and filling aperture corresponding to the number of separate chambers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a receiving apparatus is associated with the receiving container and comprises the separate filling apertures and having adjustable shovels for separate loading of refuse into the relevant chambers of the receiving container.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A vehicle according to claim 3, wherein the filling apertures of the receiving apparatus discharge into separate filling shafts and match the apertures of the chambers of the collecting container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A vehicle according to claim 4, wherein the receiving apparatus has separate feed chambers communicating with the filling shafts, separate loading chambers being formed between the storage chambers and the chambers of the receiving container.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vehicle according to claim 5, wherein a feed or load shovel is associated with each feed or load chamber.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A vehicle according to claim 3, wherein, for receiving simultaneously a plurality of collecting containers, there are on the receiving apparatus filling apertures situated one above another, each with a number of partial apertures.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
A vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the receiving apparatus, to form substantially vertical filling shafts, comprises filling partitions which at the same time sub-divide the filling apertures into partial apertures.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
A vehicle according to claim 8, wherein, adjacent the filling partitions, are baffles for separate distribution of refuse over the separate feed chambers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
A vehicle according to claim 9, wherein the baffles are adjustable about axes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A vehicle according to claim 7, wherein the filling partitions and the storage space partitions are positionally adjustable.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the partitions of the storage chamber are demountably disposed in the receiving container.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, wherein one or more than one aperture separate from the filling apertures is or are provided into which items can be thrown.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
A vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a pressing plate, with its own adjusting arrangement, is disposed in each storage chamber extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
A vehicle according to claim 14, wherein the pressing plates are adjustable in their width according to the adjustable partitions of the storage chamber, by means of mutually adjustable plate parts.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
16 words
A collecting container for use in a system according to claim 1 having positionally adjustable partitions.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
A container according to claim 16, at least some of whose side walls can be seen through.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A container according to claim 17, wherein at least some of the side walls have apertures closed by gratings.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
23 words
A vehicle according to claim 1, wherein each collecting container is provided with an individual cover for each of the material-receiving chambers thereof.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
32 words
A vehicle according to claim 19, wherein each collecting container is further provided with an overall cover which covers all material-receiving chambers of said container and also overlies the individual covers thereof.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-09-11 | 1982-03-13 | 1982-09-12 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-09-11 | 1986-03-13 | 1986-09-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-09-11 | 1990-03-13 | 1990-09-12 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |