US 11,787,629 B2
Residential container guides for a front end loader
Eric Evans, Fort Payne, AL (US); Tracy Mason, Mentone, AL (US); and Bryan Stewart, Chattanooga, TN (US)
Assigned to The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed by The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed on Sep. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/448,177.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/081,194, filed on Sep. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0089366 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 3/041 (2013.01) [B65F 2003/0223 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0279 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refuse vehicle to refuse container connection comprising:
a lift coupled to a chassis of a refuse vehicle, the lift comprising an arm assembly configured to engage a refuse container, said arm assembly comprising:
a first arm; and
a second arm opposing the first arm, the first arm and the second arm being connected with a crossbar; and
a first fin assembly comprising:
a first fin secured directly to the refuse container; and
a first guide connected to the chassis and configured to be selectively engaged by the first fin and restrain movement of the refuse container in a first direction parallel to an axis extending axially through a center of the crossbar.