GB2448739A - Skip loading truck - Google Patents

Abstract

Crane apparatus II fixed to a truck I is able to lift skips or bins III to and from a flat load bed on the truck. This allows skips to be manoeuvred into difficult positions and more than one full skip to be carried at any one time. The truck may include stabilising legs, overload warning and remote control for the crane or hoist.

Description

Lift A Skip -Description

Background:

Traditionally skips (Bins) are loaded and off-loaded from the back of a truck, using a cantilever type lifting apparatus that is quite restnctive when placing the skip in a convenient or accurate location.

The skip is generally located as close as possible to the work area, for ease of loading but in built-up cities, this is quite a difficult task as the truck is not able to manoeuvre into a convenient position to off-load the skip. The truck usually parallel parks and off-loads the skip onto the road and then the skip is manually handled into a car bay or position close to the work area.

To replace a Skip, the truck needs to first remove the empty skip off the truck before lifting the full skip onto the truck for removal. This requires the empty Skip to be placed nearby, generally on the road and if the full skip is in a tight position, the truck drags the bin into a position for ease of lifting or they manually roll the skip out ready for lifting onto the back of the truck. The truck then backs into the correct position to lift the full skip onto the truck for removal. The empty changeover skip is then picked up and the truck once again may have to parallel park, off-load the skip Onto the road and then manually position the skip into a car bay or position close to the work area.

Most trucks are able to cany several empty skips, but only one full Skip. This generally suggests that they have to return to a drop off point each time they retrieve a full skip, which is not tune or cost effective.

The Solution: This invention, Lift A Skip, is a crane apparatus fixed to a truck, loriy and or utility vehicle, (See Diuwing Figure 1) and this lilting apparatus is able to lift skips into hard to get places such as; over walls into yards, into car bays, into difficult positions, onto scafiblding etc. instead of dragging or pulling the skip onto the truck or into position, the crane is able to lift the skip up or down or sideways and manoeuvre the skip exactly into the correct position.

Unlike the tradition skip trucks, the Lift A Skip will be set up for carzying more than one skip and will be able to Stack the skips (See Figure 1 item ii:) on top of one another and therefore be able to cariy more than one full skip at any one time. This will save on trips to off load, save on fuel and save on time.

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Claims (1)

1. Claim: The Crane apparatus is manually operated by a person, from an

   external or internal control unit. The control may be hand held or in a fixed position. The control is either attached by cable and or a wireless system. The control is designed so that the operator is able to have a good view of the lifting operation.

   During the lifting Operation, the truck will have the use of Slabilising Legs (&e Figure 1 item iv) so as to support the truck and stop the truck from potentially tilting or leaning.

   The Crane (See Figure 1 i/em ii), is specifically designed to suit the load requirements of lifting different size skips with varying weights. The Crane has a warning device that will not allow a heavy lift if it is over the required weight limit To lift an over weight skip, material will first have to be removed from the skip to bring the weight back down suitable for lifting toproceed.

   The Truck (See Figure 1 item i) will be specifically set up for lilting the skips and carrying the skips. Prior to use, each Lilt A Skip set up will be tested by a registered engineer to assure accuracy and safety.