Vehicle for curbside collection of source separated recyclable materials

Claim 1

A vehicle for curbside collection of source separated recyclable materials comprising: a wheel-supported understructure having front and rear sections; a driver compartment mounted to said front section of said understructure; a dumping unit mounted to said rear section of said understructure; said unit including a box-like frame having a front wall, a rear wall, spaced side walls, and a top wall, and displaying therein a plurality of longitudinally spaced dividing walls defining a first series of compartments; a vertically movable trough extending longitudinally of said frame along one side wall thereof; said trough displaying therein a plurality of longitudinally spaced dividing walls defining a second series of compartments to receive source separated recyclable materials; means on said unit for vertically guiding said trough along said one side wall; said guiding means allowing said trough to move to an upper discharging position over said side wall whereby recycling materials collected in each compartment of said trough are dumped into a corresponding compartment of said box-like frame; actuatable means mounted between said frame and said understructure for moving said frame relative to said understructure; hinge points on said frame and said understructure, located at the lower portion of each said side wall; removable retaining means receivable in each said hinge point and cooperating with said actuatable means to tilt said frame about those hinge points from which said retaining means are not removed; latchable door means at the bottom of each compartment of said frame allowing said materials to be discharged therefrom when said frame is tilted; and said top wall extends over said series of compartments and is disposed a distance above said one side wall to allow said trough to move to said upper discharge position.