Vehicle skip manipulating mechanism - has ram operated swing arms forming bearings for skip trunnions and telescopic ground supporting legs and stabilisers

摘要

The mechanism manipulates a skip removable from a vehicle and supported by a built up frame fixed to the rear of the vehicle chassis. It comprises two lateralassemblies, each consisting of a supporting arm (8) pivoting about its lower end in a vertical and lengthwise plane, its top end having a recess open towards the top so as to act as the bearing for a trunnion etc. fixed to the skip (12). A ram (7) hinging on the frame is coupled to the arm, and ground supports (6) and stabilisers are provided. The two arms are coupled together by a transverse shaft working in bearings in the frame, and none of the mechanism protrudes above the skip.