US 11,807,450 B2
Refuse container engagement
David G. Lewis, Chattanooga, TN (US); Stanley L. Maroney, Attalla, AL (US); and Chad R. Blanchard, Cumming, GA (US)
Assigned to The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed by The Heil Co., Chattanooga, TN (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/644,210.
Application 17/644,210 is a continuation of application No. 16/856,698, filed on Apr. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,208,262.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/837,667, filed on Apr. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0106113 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. B65F 3/04 (2006.01); B65F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 3/041 (2013.01) [B65F 2003/023 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0253 (2013.01); B65F 2003/0269 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for collecting refuse, the system comprising:
a grabber that is operable to engage a refuse container, the grabber including a first arm and a second arm;
at least one controller configured to receive a user selection of a target positioning of the first arm relative to the second arm from a plurality of target positionings, wherein each of the plurality of target positionings corresponds to a respective refuse container size; and
a computing device configured to control a positioning of the first arm relative to the second arm, wherein the computing device causes the first arm and the second arm to automatically move to the selected target positioning prior to engaging the refuse container.