A simplified lift and lowering system is provided that includes a base carriage arrangement that operates along a stationary belt attached to a pivoting arm. The arm has a lower end that is capable of linear lateral extensions and the upper end that returns to the same position when the arm is retracted. The arm has a curved upper portion and is mounted to discharge or dump containers into the charging hopper section of a side-loading refuse vehicle. The stationary belt is carried in a recessed central area of the arm and is anchored at the upper end of the curved section of the arm and attached to a spring-loaded belt tensioner at the lower end of the arms.

A container, such as a roll-out cart, includes a body portion and a lid. The body portion includes an outer wall extending upward from a base wall to a mouth of the body portion. The lid is secured to the body portion and pivotable between a closed position over the mouth and an open position. The lid includes an upper lid portion and a lower lid portion. The upper lid portion extends downward to an outer lip. The lower lid portion extends downward to an inner lip. The inner lip is inward of the outer wall of the body portion when the lid is in the closed position. The outer lip is outward of the outer wall of the body when the lid is in the closed position.

The present invention relates to a garbage compression device capable of maximizing the ease and efficiency of garbage collection and disposal by minimizing the volume of various types of garbage, such as food, paper, synthetic resins, or metallic materials, through compression thereof. The present invention comprises: a case in which an input port for garbage is formed on the upper portion thereof, and an output port for compressed garbage is formed on the lower portion thereof; a main body part which is installed inside the case and has a pipe shape, and in which an entrance port, into which the garbage input through the input port is entered, is formed on the upper portion thereof and a discharge port for the compressed garbage is formed on the lower end thereof; a compression part including a compression cylinder, which is installed on the upper end of the main body part, and a compression piston, which is provided in the compression cylinder and compresses the input garbage by being driven back and forth in the main body part through a driving member connected to the compression cylinder; and a gate part having a shape closely conforming to the side surface of the compression piston and protruding along the circumference of the inner side surface of the main body part below the entrance port.

A skip (10) for domestic and/or industrial waste, the skip (10) comprising a body (12), the body (12) defining an opening (16) and having an interior (14) adapted to receive waste, and a plurality of doors (20, 22, 24, 26) attached to the body (12), each door (20, 22, 24, 26) being movable between an open position and a closed position, the doors (20, 22, 24, 26) combining in the closed position to seal the opening (16).

A skip (10) for domestic and/or industrial waste, the skip (10) comprising a body (12), the body (12) defining an opening (16) and having an interior (14) adapted to receive waste, and a plurality of doors (20, 22, 24, 26) attached to the body (12), each door (20, 22, 24, 26) being movable between an open position and a closed position, the doors (20, 22, 24, 26) combining in the closed position to seal the opening (16).

The invention relates to locking devices, more particularly, gravity actuated locking devices, e.g., for waste containers. The locking device is designed to be fixed to a container and contains a gravity operated locking mechanism and a locking unit that couples the gravity operated locking mechanism to a locking bar. The locking bar allows the lid of the container to be blocked or opened depending upon the relative position of the locking bar to the lid. In the blocked position, the locking bar sits over the lid and does not allow it to be opened. In the opened position, the locking bar is removed from the lid and allows the lid to be opened. When in the container is in the upright position, the parts of the locking device cooperate to block the locking bar from being moved from the blocked position. However, when the container is tilted forward, e.g. for emptying the content of the container, gravity, acting on the parts of the locking device, allows the locking bar to be moved to the opened position.

A locking device for a container having a hinged lid, comprises a base unit adapted to be fixed to the container and a pivotable unit mounted to the base unit and pivotally movable between open and closed positions. The base unit includes a locking mechanism comprising a casing, a rotatable shaft, a blocking member fixed to the shaft and disposed in the casing, and a rolling member. The pivotable unit is mounted to the shaft of the base unit. The rolling member is provided to move within the casing between a blocking position wherein the rolling member blocks movement of the pivotable unit relative to the casing to prevent unauthorized opening of the lid, and a release position wherein the rolling member moves away from the blocking member to permit the movement of the blocking member relative to the casing thereby permitting opening of the lid.

A waste disposal system with a compact footprint. The waste disposal system device accepts a cassette having a length of tubular liner film. The waste disposal device and cassette can have similar cross-sectional geometry. The waste disposal device and/or cassette comprise a first wall, a second wall, and a first included angle defined therebetween between about sixty and about one-hundred twenty degrees.