A BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR A WHEELED REFUSE CONTAINER

摘要

A brake assembly for a wheeled container or wheelie bin (11) having a pair of rear mounted wheels (15), the assembly having a brake member including at least one brake portion of friction pads (35, 36), an actuator (38, 39) mountable to an upper portion of the container, a connecting member (42) which operatively connects the actuator and the brake member, the brake member (35, 36) is normally in the free position and pivotable between an upper free position in which the brake portion is spaced from a wheel (15) and a lower braking position in which the brake portion frictionally engages an upper surface of the wheel, the braking member is normally in the free position and is pivoted to the braking position in response to operation of the actuator (38, 39) by an operator.