A mobile cart that holds a bag for receiving solid waste generated during a medical or surgical procedure. The cart includes a sensor that monitors whether or not an object containing metal is placed in the bag. A processor monitors the signal output by the sensor. If the sensor signal indicates that an object with a minimal amount of metal is placed in the bag, the processor momentarily asserts an audible alarm and continuously asserts a light alarm. The light alarm remains asserted until turned off. If, while the light alarm is on, the sensor signal indicates a second object with the minimal amount of waste is placed in the container, the processor again momentarily asserts the audible alarm. This provides notice that it may be necessary to investigate the contents of the bag to determine if not one but two or more objects were inadvertently discarded.

A container assembly including a body portion with a front wall, a rear wall, and lateral side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall. The body portion may be divided by a horizontal partition into an upper waste portion above the partition and a lower weight sensor portion below the partition, wherein the weight sensor portion includes a weight sensor. A container assembly may include an opening disposed on the rear wall of the body portion and a bag dispenser positioned near the opening and disposed on an interior surface of the rear wall, wherein the opening provides access from the bag dispenser to an interior space of the body portion.

A system is disclosed for autonomously removing waste from a plurality of receptacles at separate locations within a service area. The system may include a service vehicle, and a plurality of transporters. The plurality of transporters may be configured to autonomously move the plurality of receptacles to the service vehicle.

The invention relates to a blade tip and to a tool combination having a blade tip for an agricultural soil cultivation machine, wherein the blade tip has a base part which has a cutter and a cutter carrier, and a guiding element attached to the blade tip, wherein the blade tip has a screw receptacle for fastening to a tine of the agricultural soil cultivation machine. Here, provision is made for the base part to have a receptacle which is covered by means of a covering portion in the tool feeding direction, for the guiding element to have a plug attachment which is held in the receptacle, and for a form-fitting connection, which prevents any movement of the guiding element out of the receptacle, to act in the region of the receptacle between the blade tip and the guide element.

A system or method comprising at least one lift system that is adapted to raise a container (e.g., roll-off container) off of the floor or ground to allow for the amount of material in the container to be determined. An example of a lift system may be comprised of at least one air lift bag (i.e., air bag, air bladder, or air spring), which may include or be in communication with a control system and/or other suitable processing system to facilitate the determination of the amount of material in the container. For example, a control system may be adapted to monitor the air pressure required to inflate each air lift bag to a certain threshold and/or another suitable parameter or measurement associated with the inflation (e.g., pressure differential) or position of each air lift bag and then use that information to calculate the weight of material in the container.

A container system includes a base including a body having a plurality of dividers defining a plurality of bays for receiving smaller containers therein. A plurality of tongues protrude toward one another from the plurality of dividers. The body includes tine openings for receiving tines to lift and invert the base. A smaller container is receivable in each of the plurality of bays. The smaller containers each include a pair of grooves for receiving two of the plurality of tongues. Each of the smaller containers is supported by a plurality of wheels and has a lid pivotably positioned over an opening.

A trolley for collecting waste includes: wheels, a steering handle, and a housing with a bottomwall and a sidewall extending vertically from the bottomwall, wherein the housing forms a waste chamber, wherein the sidewall comprises an opening, wherein a flap is connected by a first bearing to the sidewall of the housing, such that the flap is pivotable about a horizontal flap axis between a closing position and an opening position. The flap in its closing position closes the opening of the sidewall, and the flap in its opening position opens the opening in the sidewall, wherein the handle is connected by a second bearing to the housing, such that the handle is pivotable about a handle axis between a first handle position and a second handle position, and the handle is linked to the flap by a mechanical linkage, such that pivoting the handle from its second handle position to its first handle position results in a pivoting of the flap from its opening position to its closing position.

A receptacle stabilizer for stabilizing a receptacle may include a cover portion defining a cavity and at least one weight portion disposed within the cavity of the cover portion. The cover portion may include a top wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending downward from the top wall, and a lip portion extending outward from the plurality of sidewalls. The cavity may be defined between the top wall and the plurality of side walls. A method of forming a receptacle stabilizer may include heating a material to be formed into a cover portion of the receptacle stabilizer, placing the heated material over a mold, vacuum forming the heated material into the mold and forming the cover portion, and disposing at least one weight portion into a cavity of the cover portion.

Systems and methods for processing debris from job sites are disclosed. Carts for receiving the debris are also disclosed. Each cart has a base, a plurality of wheels extending downwardly from the base relative to a vertical axis, and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base. The walls and the base of each cart cooperate to define a debris-receiving space. The carts can be engaged by a lifting apparatus that rotates along an arcuate path to position the carts in an unloading position.

Systems and methods for processing debris from job sites are disclosed. Carts for receiving the debris are also disclosed. Each cart has a base, a plurality of wheels extending downwardly from the base relative to a vertical axis, and a plurality of walls extending upwardly from the base. The walls and the base of each cart cooperate to define a debris-receiving space. The carts can be engaged by a lifting apparatus that rotates along an arcuate path to position the carts in an unloading position.