MXPA99003269A - Garbage or recyclable materials handling system - Google Patents

Abstract

A garbage or recyclable material handling system uses material containers (12), each pivotally mounted (16) to respective supports (14) at desired locations for movement between a lower material receiving position and a partially inverted material discharge position. At least one materials collection vehicle (20) is provided to communicate with respective containers when in the discharge position to receive the materials discharged therefrom. This vehicle has an actuator assembly (22) mounted thereto including an arm (24) extendible outwardly of the vehicle and having an actuator (26) secured to a distal end of the arm. The arm is adapted to be positioned to operatively engage between the support and the container (when the vehicle is located to receive the materials from the container) and to exert forces therebetween to cause the container to pivot from the receiving position to the discharge position to effect material discharge into the vehicle and to thereafter cause or permit the container to pivot back to the lower receiving position, following which the actuator can be disengaged and the arm retracted inwardly toward to the vehicle to allow the vehicle to move away from the container.

Description

WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention is generally related to advances in waste management systems and recyclable materials.

The previous art has supplied a wide variety of garbage collection equipment and recyclable materials. A problem with traditional front loading refuse collection trucks is that they usually require a minimum of 15 meters (50 feet) directly in front of the container they are going to pick up. Sloping streets also present difficulties for these vehicles as front-loading pick-up trucks require that the container be completely level with the collection grounds while traditional rear-loading containers have wheels that can cause problems on the slopes. To move the wheeled containers to a place where they can be tipped into the hopper of a rear load truck, two or more people are required. Containers with wheels are also a problem in places where you want to have a "permanent" recycling bin. A place can quickly lose its functionality if the containers are misguided. Even more, the action of lifting front or rear loading containers creates a lot of tension in the covers, producing distortions and failures. Open tops are not only unpleasant but also unhygienic and make them very vulnerable to animals and fire.

Canadian Patent No. 1,012,500 issued June 21, 1977 to the agent of this invention describes a refuse vehicle provided with a bucket installed on its side to receive, load and compact garbage. This general arrangement has worked successfully for many years. The hub is basically designed to provide a large load capacity, capable of receiving several times the conventional volume of domestic garbage cans to avoid the inefficient need to discharge the bucket at frequent intervals. The hub moves from the loading position to a position in which the hub rotates as the side of the tipping box and also moves from transport position to garbage compaction position disposed within the body of the truck and, therefore therefore, it almost completely eliminates the large space occupied by the compaction assembly of conventional waste vehicles.

An additional advantage of the load cube installed on a side described above, is that it can be advantageously used with self-contained stationary waste containers of the type described in Canadian Patent No. 1,072,511 owned by the present proxy and issued on February 26, 1980 (see also U.S. Patent No. 4,208,780). These self-loading containers generally include a base that can be rigidly fixed to a concrete marker and a hopper secured to the base with pivots that rotate with hydraulic cylinders between a low loading position and a higher discharge position. The combination of the bucket installed on the side of the vehicle and the self-contained waste container makes the garbage collection of parks, apartment complexes and industrial sites extremely simple and efficient compared to the previous provisions. These self-loading containers can also be supplied with relatively heavy loading and unloading caps and with safety locks that make them really inaccessible to animals.

These autovolcantes units in addition to being very effective in keeping very large animals, particularly the bears, far from the garbage lend themselves to make more aesthetic designs since the stationary vessel allows more flexibility in the design and therefore better presented containers are achieved for locate or put in high profile places. The container can also maintain a good appearance for a prolonged period of time because the collector vehicle never comes into direct contact with the container to vacate its contents. The access problems noted above are eliminated in their entirety because a cargo pick-up vehicle on one side has access to the self-loading container simply by driving on its side. An example would be the collector truck on the street emptying a stationary vessel located on the opposite side of the sidewalk. Another example would be the place where a group of containers has been placed as in a recycling bin. A self-contained stationary vessel can be collected using the normal lanes of a parking lot while in contrast, a typical front loader would require a fairly large space for each of the containers. In addition, as if the collection truck does not have to lift the stationary vessel, smaller collection vehicles can be used thereby obtaining advantages in terms of both capital and operating costs. Additionally, as the stationary self-loading containers imply that the material is emptied in a compactor cube installed on one side, there is the opportunity to inspect the material before it enters the compactor. This is particularly useful in cases of recycling since unwanted materials or contaminants can be stopped.

The assembly of the self-contained stationary containers described in the aforementioned Canadian Patent No. 1,072,511 and United States Patent No. 4,208,780 includes all the advantages noted above and has proven to provide a cost-effective solution in many applications where the storage capacity required It is of the order of two to six cubic yards. However, the self-loading container has a number of disadvantages.

The first disadvantage is in terms of cost. As the self-loading container requires an actuating device, generally hydraulic cylinders, as well as a sanitary installation and the corresponding brackets, initially the cost of capital is substantially higher than that of a typical front or rear load vessel where the lifting mechanism is found in the truck or collection vehicle. Although it has operational efficiencies that largely compensate for this additional cost of the vessel, the initial cost of capital continues to be a barrier to greater acceptance.

Another problem is that of hydraulic fluid leakage. The most economical method to activate the hydraulic cylinders is to supply pressurized hydraulic fluid from a garbage vehicle pump through quick hitch. However, these hooks are subject to certain leaks as a result of extreme temperature changes as well as the coupling and uncoupling procedures. These leaks are not an operating problem but can create environmental and aesthetic problems.

Another problem with hydraulically activated self-loading containers is the consumer's perception that the hydraulic components within the container system generate extra periods of operation shutdown and require more maintenance.

Other known types of refuse collection systems use semi-automated and automated lifting arms. Semi-automated arm systems are limited to what the operator can physically move to the collection vehicle. The automated arms are more flexible in the sense that they can reach the container but have to hook or cling to the container to lift it and vacate it. This means that the container is well placed, limits the design of the container and restricts its size. The fact that the containers have to be lifted during the emptying process makes them subject to the disadvantages noted above in comparison with the stationary self-loading containers. When smaller containers are used, they are exposed to being thrown by the air, are difficult to handle for individuals especially in certain occasions during the winter and are easily accessible to animals.

It is therefore convenient to provide a system that incorporates the advantages of the various systems noted above and, therefore, is able to enjoy the most widespread uses and greater commercial value.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide systems for handling recyclable material and garbage that overcome the main disadvantages while retaining the greatest number of advantages related to the stationary self-dump containers noted above.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus that incorporates many of the advantages of automated and semi-automated arm systems while overcoming many of its limitations.

It is also an object of this invention to provide devices of the above-noted which are basically animal-proof but at the same time friendly to the user.

It is a general objective of the present invention to provide refuse handling systems / recyclable material and devices capable of operating in narrow places and / or under adverse, declining conditions, which allow the use of containers of aesthetic design that can be placed in profile areas high instead of behind residential or commercial buildings and the like.

Accordingly, an aspect of the invention provides for the actuator assembly for use in a refuse handling system or recyclable material wherein the material containers are each installed on pivots to the respective supports, at the desired locations allowing movements between a low position for receipt of material and a partially inverted position for material unloading and where a material collection vehicle adapts communicating with the corresponding containers when it is in the unloading position to receive the material unloaded there. Said actuating assembly consists of an adapted arm that must be fixed to the vehicle and extends towards the outside of the vehicle during its use and an acting secured to the distal end of the arm that adapts to the positions of operative engagement between the support and the container when the vehicle it is being received by said materials from a selected vessel and that it may exert force between the support and the unloading vessel to effect unloading in the vehicle and then make or allow the vessel to turn back to the low position of receipt after which said actuator can be disengaged and the arm can contract internally towards the vehicle to move away from the container.

In a particular form of the invention, said actuator has means on this, which in use, are reciprocally reciprocal with the container and the support and allowing the safe rotation of the container relative to the support when the actuator is engaged there in between, at the same time. which allows the generally quick and easy hooking or disengaging of the actuator with and from the container and support only when the container is in its lowest position to receive material.

In a preferred form of the invention said actuator includes a hydraulic cylinder with said auxiliary means installed thereto and operable between extension and retraction positions, defining the discharge of material and receiving positions respectively of the container.

Moreover, according to an inclusion of the invention, the opposite sides of said hydraulic cylinder have above said with said auxiliary means that allow the quick and easy hooking or unhooking of the actuator.

The assembly of the actuator, in accordance with any of the inclusions noted above, is especially adapted for use with a vehicle that has a loading cube installed on one side thereof, and that said arm is sufficiently long or extends and allows said actuator admits said operative coupling between the container and the support when the vehicle meets its bucket on one side of the container to receive the material therefrom.

In another preferred form of the invention, said arm includes a link mechanism capable of being folded in proximity with the vehicle body to define the retraction condition of the actuating arm.

The invention also provides a new aspect of the waste management system or recyclable material in combination with several of the above-noted components, for example, material containers located in spaces with spaces between them and at least one material transport vehicle with a acting assembly on top, as described above.

According to a new feature of the invention, an improved container assembly is provided for use in a garbage or recyclable material handling system as described above, wherein the container is specially adapted and configured for use with an assembly of the above-mentioned actuator .

These and other features and aspects of the invention will become readily apparent in the detailed description of the priority inclusions set forth below, in connection with the attached requirements.

BRIEF DESCRD7CION OF THE DD3UJOS.- Fig. 1 is a view of the extreme elevation of the total system showing the assembly of the container in position of receipt of material with the assembly of the partially extended actuator fixed to the frame of the vehicle chassis and conveyor placed in the position of receipt of materials of the assembly of the container.

Fig. 2 is a view of the extreme elevation, somewhat similar to Fig. 1 but where the assembly of the actuator was placed in position and activated in such a way that the container turned to the emptying position, with the bucket of materials of the vehicle collector on one side, open to receive the materials from the container.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the actuating assembly that appears fixed to a typical chassis frame in retraction position ready to move from site to site.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the actuator assembly in a semi-extended position ready to be inserted into a container assembly to operate there; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the unloading side of the container assembly with an open rear door, ready to receive the assembly in use; Fig. 6 is a section of the container assembly with the actuator in place, engaging between the frame and the container, ready to rotate the container around the base installed on the frame; Fig. 7 is a detailed section of the lower part of the coupling means of the actuator, presented in Fig. 6; and Fig. 8, is a detailed section of the upper part of the coupling means of the actuator, presented in Fig. 6; Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a typical actuator installed at the end of the extendable, actuating arm that serves to move the container from a low receiving position to at least a partially inverted emptying position; Fig. 10 is a section of the container assembly showing the container turned in the emptying position together with the details showing how the actuator is secured in position during the emptying cycle; Fig. 1 is an extension of the upper insurance cut presented in Fig.10, and Fig. 12 is an extension of the cut of the lower safety shown in Fig. 10, in the emptying position, fully insured Fig. 13 is a perspective of the loading side of the container assembly. The container is provided with two load attachments, the assembly has a platform for use, secured to the frame and the entire assembly secured to the tip of the installation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED INCLUSION According to the invention, the system for handling garbage and recyclable materials is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, where the assembly of the container 10 including the container 12 with a rotary assembly for rotation about the axis 16 is shown on a frame-like support 14 which in turn is installed on a solid base 18. The container 12 has a rotating assembly in that form to achieve movement between the low position of receipt of material, presented in Fig. 1 and the partially inverted position of unloading of material presented in Fig. 2.

The container 12 is constructed and arranged to communicate with the inlet of the material collecting vehicle 20 when the container is in the unloading position, presented in Fig. 2 so that this vehicle can receive the unloading materials.

According to the present invention, the harvesting vehicle has an installed actuator assembly 22 that includes an arm 24 extending towards the outside of the vehicle as illustrated in Fig. 2. The distal end of the arm 24 has an actuator 26 installed thereon.

The container assembly is constructed to receive the actuator 26 provided with means (to be described hereinafter) that allow the actuator 26 to be positioned for operative engagement between the frame 14 and the container 12 when the collecting vehicle 20 is generally located as shown. illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 to receive the container materials. The actuator 26 is capable of exerting sufficient force between the container 12 and the frame 14 to cause the container to rotate from the receiving position presented in Fig. 1 to the unloading position presented in Fig. 2 and then do or allow the container 12 to turn back to the low position of receipt. After this, the actuator 26 is manually disengaged and removed from the container assembly 10 and the arm 24 retracts internally towards the vehicle, to the position illustrated in Fig. 3, thereby allowing the harvesting vehicle 20 to be removed of the assembly of the container.

Since most of the basic characteristics of the container were described above, in the above-noted Canadian Patent 1,072,511 and the counterpart, US Patent No. 4,208,780, only a brief description thereof is required here. In summary, the container 12 includes a bottom wall, opposite walls at the ends 30, an upper wall 32, a rear wall 34 and a front wall 36. The upper part of the front wall is provided with a pair of articulated loading doors 38 for the use of people depositing garbage, etc. in the container, said doors have animal-proof locks 40. The upper wall 32 of the container is supplied with a strong discharge door with pivots 42 that can not be opened by animals, such as bears when the container is in its low position Of receipt. However, when the container is turned upward to the unloading position, this door 42 opens to allow the materials to be emptied outwardly through a discharging conduit 44 into the loading bucket installed on one side of the collecting vehicle.

As noted above, the container 12 is installed with pivots to the frame 14 which allows it to rotate about the axis 16, presented more clearly in Fig. 6. The frame 14 is a strong, welded construction consisting of a plurality of components tubular welded together to provide the required strength and rigidity. The lower part of the frame extends forward and hopefully is supplied with a strong counterbalance platform 45. This frame is provided with extreme opposite walls 46 and a rear door 48 which completely encloses the interior of the frame 14 when the container 12 is in place. low position of receipt of material as illustrated, for example, in Fig. 5. However, the rear wall 48 is supplied with a door 50 located in the center, hinged on the 52 so that it can be easily opened as it is seen in Fig. 5 to access the interior space defined by the frame 14. When the door is opened, as illustrated in Fig. 5, the upper (54) and lower (56) coupling means assisting the actuator 26 as described hereafter they are clearly visible. The upper coupling means 54 are installed to the container 12 through a frame of suitable transverse components while the lower coupling means 56 are installed to the frame 14 through short sections of frame suitable to provide the strength necessary to resist the forces exerted by the actuator as described hereinafter.

The collecting vehicle need only be briefly described since in principle it may correspond to the structure described in the above-noted Canadian Patent No. 1,012,500 issued on June 21, 1977. As noted above, this vehicle or collector supplies with a hub 60 installed in one of the sides receives, loads and compacts the materials. The hub 60 is activated with hydraulic cylinders in the manner described in the annotations of the Canadian Patent. This hub 60 moves from the loading position presented in Fig. 2 to the transport position of Fig. 1 in which the hub rotates on one side of the body. The bucket 6 0 also moves from the transport position to a garbage compaction position (not shown) positioned within the body of the harvesting vehicle.

The aforementioned actuator 22 is installed in the frame of the vehicle chassis in the manner best illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. In detail, the actuator assembly includes a bracket support 62 that is otherwise properly welded or secured to frame 64 of the chassis from any convenient point in front of the rear wheel of the vehicle. The actuator 26 itself is installed on the distal end of the arm 24 comprised of a plurality of rigid joints 66, 68 and 70 connected to each other by pivots and to the support of the bracket at the pivot points 72, 74 and 76. When the The arm is in the refraction position illustrated in FIG. 3, the rigid joints 66, 68 and 70 are disposed in close proximity to each other to the frame of the chassis 64 and to the actuator. This is the compact storage position used when the collector vehicle moves from one place to another.

The actuator 26 itself is in the form of hydraulic cylinder 80 secured with pivots by a bracket 82 installed to the distal end of the last joint 66. A pair of tension coil springs 84 secured between the last joint and the installed bracket 82 tend to tilt or rotating the actuator 26 in the direction given by the arrow X. The actuator 26 is supplied with an elongated, somewhat deformed, U-shaped handle that allows the operator (not shown) to effectively grab the actuator and throw it towards outside, on the side of the collecting vehicle (when in the position illustrated in Fig. 1) and inserting the actuator 26 through the open door of the rear wall 48 of the frame 14 in operative engagement with the upper and lower coupling means 54, 56 to which we referred previously.

In order to provide a required secure coupling between the hydraulic actuator and the coupling means 54, 56, the opposite ends of the hydraulic cylinder of the actuator 80 are supplied with hooks as safe, the first or lowest safe 90 connected to the last or end the cylinder of the hydraulic actuator 26 while the second or highest safe 88 is firmly connected to the ram of the hydraulic cylinder 80.

As best illustrated in Figs. 6-8 and 10-12, the upper and lower locks 88, 90 of the actuator 26 adjuvants engaged with the upper (54) and lower (56) coupling means. Installed adjacent to the rear part or on the side of the Emptying of the assembly of the container 10. As seen in the drawings the actuator 26 is inserted through the rear door and the lower latch 90 is hooked to a pin 92 forming part of the lower coupling means 56. In order to achieve this, the lower end of the actuator must first be inserted into the lower coupling means 56 thereby allowing the lower pin 92 to enter the slot 94 provided in the lower latch 90 and to rest firmly inside (Fig. 7). The outer periphery 96 of the lower latch 90 has a smooth, curved contour whose peripheral surface of peripheral contour 96 approaches in proximity to a fixed transverse protection channel 98 (Fig. 7) which forms part of the lower coupling means 56 which prevent that the lower latch 90 comes out of the lower pin 92, especially after the operator has manually rotated the actuator 26 forward to a vertical position, slightly inclined forward as illustrated in Fig. 6 in such a way that the latch upper 88 enters the upper coupling means 54.

The upper latch 88, as seen in Fig. 8, has a slot 100 tilted up and down that converges slightly towards the bottom of the slot whose bottom 102, of semi-cylindrical shape, densely receives an upper pin 104 that forms part of the upper coupling means 54. A low edge 103 between the bottom wall of the slot 100 and the bottom of the slot 102 helps retain the pin 104v seated at the bottom of the slot especially just before and as the actuator begins to exert upward force on the pin 104.

The outer periphery 106 of the upper latch forms a smooth surface, generally cylindrical. It will be seen that when the upper latch 88 is placed in full engagement with the upper pin 104, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the outer periphery 106 of the upper latch 88 is in close proximity to an upper protective plate 108 relatively fixed to the latch. secure 104, forming part of the upper coupling means 54.

When the operator activates the actuator 26 with the conventional hydraulic controls (not shown), the ram of the hydraulic cylinder 80 begins to gradually extend outwards thereby exerting forces between the frame 14 and the container 12 through the pins 92 and 104 making that the container 12 rotates around its pivotal axis 16. As this action occurs, the upper protective plate 108 rotates with the container 12 around the outer periphery 106 of the upper latch 88 accordingly trapping it in place and thus ensuring that the upper latch does not let out the upper pin 104. Also, as the container 12 rotating in the manner described above, the protective channel 98 prevents the lower latch 90 from releasing the lower pin 92 and consequently the extension of the actuator 26 occurs when the fully tilted position of discharge of the container 12 is achieved, as illustrated in FIG. Fig. 10. In this way, the proper positions of the upper and lower coupling means 54, 56 and the associated upper and lower safety locks 88, 90 (see Figs 11 and 12) and quickly observed as the protective plate are illustrated. 108 and the protective channel 98 serve to fix the upper and lower locks 88, 90 in the position of the actuator 26 and the associated pins 104, 92 thus ensuring a safe turn and firm at all times of the container 12, from its low receipt position and its partially inverted discharge position.

Once the content of the container 12 is emptied in the loading cube 60 (Fig. 2), the operator retracts the hydraulic cylinder 80 thereby allowing the container 12 to return to its low position and in this low position, with the actuator 26 unoccupied and without load, the operator can manually tilt the actuator in motion of sinister, from the position presented in FIG. 6, for example, thus freeing the upper latch 88 of the upper pin 104 with continuous continuous motion that is performed in the measure necessary to release the lower latch 90 of the lower pin 92 thus allowing the total release of the actuator 26 of the enclosure defined by the frame 14. The hinged door 50 is closed and the complete assembly of the actuator 22 moves back to the refractive position adjacent to the frame of the vehicle chassis as shown in Fig. 3 for the displacement from site to site. At this time or before, the loading bucket 60 will have been activated in order to transfer its contents to the body of the collecting vehicle 20, after which the vehicle will move to another collection site, at which point the vehicle will be repeated. above described process.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is described and illustrated in exemplary form. Those people with talent in the art will realize that several modifications and changes can be made keeping within the spirit and purpose of the invention. Accordingly, the invention should not be limited to the described inclusion, but rather, the invention encompasses the full range of equivalencies as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (15)

R E I V I N D I C A I N N ES

1. - An actuator assembly for use in a waste handling or material recycling system where the material containers are each installed with pivots to their respective supports in desired locations, for movement between a low position of receipt of material and a partially position inverted material discharge and where a material collection vehicle is adapted to communicate with its respective containers when it is in the unloading position to receive the materials downloaded from there.

Within the actuating assembly includes an adapted arm that must be fixed to the vehicle and must extend out of the vehicle when in use and an actuator secured to a distal end of the arm which in turn is adapted for operative engagement between the support and the container when the vehicle is positioned to receive said materials from a selected container and which functions to exert forces between the holder and the container to cause the container to rotate from the receiving position to the unloading position to effect unloading to the vehicle and then to make or allowing the container to rotate to the low position of receipt, after which said actuator can be disengaged and said arm can be retracted internally towards the vehicle to allow the vehicle to move away from the container.

2. - The assembly of the actuator of claim 1, wherein said actuating receipt has means on it that, in use, are adapted to be mutual adjusters with the container and the support and allow a safe rotation of the container in relation to the support when the actuator It is hooked in the middle, while allowing a generally quick and easy hooking when the container is in its low position of receipt of material.

3. - The assembly of the actuator of claim 2, wherein said actuator includes a hydraulic cylinder that has said adjuvant means installed thereon and that works between extended and retracting positions defining the discharged material and the receptacle receiving positions respectively.

4. - The assembly of the actuator of claim 3 wherein the opposite ends of said hydraulic cylinder have said auxiliary means on top that are adapted for secure engagement to the compatible coupling means in the support and container when it is extended to allow quick and easy hooking and disengagement of the actuator when the cylinder is retracted.

5. - The assembly of the actuator according to any of claims 1-4, when it is adapted for use with a vehicle having a loading cube installed on one side and wherein said arm is sufficiently long or extendable that it allows said actuator is placed in said operative coupling between the container and the support when the vehicle is with its bucket on one side of the container ready to receive the material therein.

6. - The assembly of the actuator of claim 5, wherein said arm includes a link mechanism capable of bending in proximity to the frame of the vehicle to define the retraction condition of the actuating arm.

1 '.- A system of handling garbage and recyclable material that includes containers of material, each installed with pivots to their respective supports, in the desired places, for movement between a position of receipt of material and a partially inverted position for unloading of material and a partially inverted position for material unloading and where at least one material collection vehicle is adapted to communicate with their respective containers, when it is in the unloading position to receive the materials unloaded there, and where unless said vehicle has an actuating assembly on it that includes an arm extending out of the vehicle and with an actuator secured to the distal end of the arm that is adapted to be located in operative engagement position between said support and said container when said vehicle is ready for receive said materials from said container and to exert forces in between to cause the container to rotate from said receipt position to said unloading position to effect the unloading to said vehicle and then to make or allow the container to turn back to the low position of receipt after whichsaid actuator can be disengaged and said arm retracted internally towards the vehicle to allow the vehicle to be removed from said container.

8. - The handling system of claim 7, wherein said actuator together with said container and support have secure mutual coadjuvants and safe coupling means on top that allow safe turns of the container in relation to said support, when the actuator is hooked there in between , while generally allowing a quick and easy hooking and unhooking of the actuator with and from said container and support, only when said container is in its low position of receipt of material.

9. - The handling system of claim 8, wherein said actuator includes a hydraulic cylinder with said auxiliary coupling means on and operating between the extension and retraction positions, determining the discharged material and the receiving positions of said container, respectively .

10. - The claim management system 9, wherein the opposite ends of said hydraulic cylinder have said coadjuvant coupling means thereon, and said support and container have auxiliary coupling means engageable therein, to allow said quick and easy hooking and unhooking. of actuator when the cylinder is retracted.

11. - The handling system, according to claims 7-10 wherein said vehicle has a load cube installed on one side of it and whose arm is sufficiently long or extensively long or extensible that allows the actuator to be located in said operative coupling between the container and the support when said vehicle is located with its bucket on one side of said container to receive the material therefrom.

The operating system of claim 11, wherein said arm includes a link mechanism capable of bending in proximity to the vehicle body and determining the refraction condition of the actuating arm.

13. - An improved container assembly for use in a garbage and recyclable materials handling system where the container assembly includes:

a support frame adapted for installation in a base; a container of material installed on pivots to said supporting frame for rotational movement relative to said frame, between a low material receiving position and a partially inverted material unloading position wherein said container is adapted to communicate with the input of a material collecting vehicle when it is in the unloading position such that the vehicle can receive the materials discharged therefrom and in which the vehicle has an actuating assembly on it that includes an extendable arm towards the outside of the vehicle and that has a secured actuator at the distal end of the arm; said frame of support and container adapted for receipt of said actuator and with means that allow said actuator to be operatively engaged between said frame and said container when the vehicle is located to receive said materials from said container in such a way that the actuator can exert forces between said container and frame to cause said container to rotate from said receiving position to said unloading position to said vehicle and thereafter to make or allow the container to turn back to its low receiving position after which, said actuator can be disengaged and removed from said container and frame to allow the vehicle to be removed from said container assembly.

14. - The container assembly of claim 13, wherein said means allow said actuator to be operatively coupled, said container and frame include coupling means on said container and frame, adapted to cooperate with said actuator to provide a safe rotation of the container with relation to said frame when the actuator is operatively engaged there in the middle, while generally allowing a quick and easy hooking and disengaging of the actuator from and towards said container and frame, when said container is in its low position of receipt.

15. - The assembly of the container of claim 14, when it is adapted for use with said actuator in the form of a hydraulic cylinder, the opposite ends of which have securing means installed thereon and which operate between extension and refraction positions that determine the material discharged and the positions of receipt of the container, respectively, said coupling means on said frame and container are adapted to cooperate with the means for securing said coupling and quick and easy disengagement from the actuator.

The assembly of the container, according to any of claims 13-15, when it is adapted for use with and for unloading between a material transport vehicle that has a bucket installed on one side thereof.