Claims
- 1. A tailgate apparatus for a refuse collection apparatus, the tailgate apparatus including:
an upper portion, a lower portion, a lower front edge, a rear edge, and lateral sides; an upper panel extending between the lateral sides and pivotally connected to the lateral sides adjacent the rear edge and pivotable within the upper portion about a fixed pivot axis defined by the pivotal connection; a packer panel connected to the upper panel; and a pack cylinder having a rod end and another end spaced from the rod end, one of said ends being operatively connected to the upper panel and the other of said ends being connected to the lower portion adjacent the lower front edge, and the pack cylinder being operative for moving said upper panel and said packer panel from a lower position to an upper position to pack the refuse.
- 2. A tailgate apparatus as set forth in claim 1, including a sweep cylinder with an end connected to the upper panel and another end connected to the packer panel.
- 3. A tailgate apparatus as set forth in claim 1, including opposite sidewalls, and wherein the pack cylinder is disposed upon an outer side of one of the sidewalls.
- 4. A tailgate apparatus for a refuse collection apparatus, the tailgate apparatus including:
an upper portion, a lower portion, a front edge, and a rear edge; an upper panel pivotally connected adjacent the rear edge and pivotable within the upper portion about a fixed pivot axis; opposite sidewalls each having an arcuate slot therethrough, each arcuate slot having an arcuate center at the fixed pivot axis; a beam extending through each arcuate slot and effectively connected to the upper panel; a packer panel connected to the upper panel; a pack cylinder located outside the sidewalls and operatively connected to the beam for moving the upper panel and the packer panel between upper and lower positions; and the upper panel having portions that cover the arcuate slots during movement between said upper and lower positions.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a division of Application Ser. No. 09/079,597, filed May 16, 1998, and now U.S. Pat. No. ______.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Date |
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60046753 |
May 1997 |
US |
Divisions (1)
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09079597 |
May 1998 |
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09789206 |
Feb 2001 |
US |