Claims
- 1. A method of collecting refuse comprising the steps of:
- coupling a first semi-trailer having a frame carrying a refuse collection body, to a vehicle having a fifth wheel;
- depositing refuse into said refuse collection body by engaging and emptying a refuse container with a loading mechanism carried by one of said vehicle and said first semi-trailer;
- uncoupling said first semi-trailer from said vehicle at a transfer site when said first semi-trailer contains refuse;
- coupling a second semi-trailer to said vehicle for further refuse collection;
- collecting refuse within said second semi-trailer;
- returning to said transfer site and uncoupling said second semi-trailer;
- coupling one of said first and second semi-trailers to a dolly;
- coupling said dolly to the other one of said first and second semi-trailers; and
- transporting said first and second semi-trailers to a disposal site.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the step of transporting includes coupling the vehicle to the first and second semi-trailers.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the step of transporting includes coupling a tow vehicle to the first and second semi-trailers.
- 4. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second semi-trailer includes a frame carrying a rail mechanism and a hoist mechanism.
- 5. A method as claimed in claim 4 wherein the step of collecting refuse includes:
- depositing a roll off body at a collection site;
- receiving refuse therein; and
- loading the roll off body on the second semi-trailer.
Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/485,274 filed 7 Jun. 1995, and now abandoned, which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/271,194 filed 7 Jul. 1994, U.S. Pat. No. 5,551,824, issued 3 Sep. 1996.
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Divisions (2)
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