US 12,441,539 B2
Trunnion bar locker assembly
James Rimsa, Shorewood, IL (US)
Assigned to Perkins Manufacturing Co., Bolingbrook, IL (US)
Filed by Perkins Manufacturing Co., Bolingbrook, IL (US)
Filed on May 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/315,710.
Prior Publication US 2024/0375860 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. B65F 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 3/02 (2013.01) [B65F 2003/0243 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A trunnion bar locker assembly for a rear load refuse vehicle for use when dumping a refuse container having a trunnion bar, comprising:
a pair of spaced apart locking assemblies;
each locking assembly further comprising:
a base frame to be connected to the refuse vehicle;
a trunnion bar receiver connected to the base frame;
a locker door coupled to the base frame and having an open position wherein the trunnion bar receiver removably receives an end of the trunnion bar of the refuse container, and a closed position wherein the locker door confines the end of the trunnion bar in the receiver;
an electrically powered linear actuator comprising a rack and pinion and being coupled to the base frame and to the locker door;
a controller connected to each respective locking assembly to control the linear actuator to move the locker door between the open and closed positions.