Garbage vacuum compactor device

Claim 1

In a garbage handling device for use with a garbage truck having a garbage receiving chamber and an elongated suction hose for receiving at one end garbage to be handled, and for discharging at the hose outlet end such garbage into the garbage receiving chamber of the truck, including suction producing means for producing suction in said suction hose for drawing garbage into and through said hose, hose positioning means for moving and positioning said hose for garbage intake, said suction producing means comprising a rotary fan coupled to said garbage suction hose for producing suction therein so as to suction garbage into the intake end of said hose from a source of garbage and for conveying said garbage along the length of said hose and into said truck chamber, the improvement wherein said hose positioning means comprises a first hydraulic cylinder and piston means, a collar, the collar being fixedly secured to the outside surface of the hose at a point intermediate the intake end and the other end of the hose, a portion of said first hydraulic cylinder being disposed secured to the truck, a portion of said second hydraulic cylinder being disposed secured to the truck, the free end of said piston means of said first hydraulic cylinder being disposed secured to said collar, the free end of said piston means of said second hydraulic cylinder being disposed secured to another portion of said first hydraulic cylinder, said hose positioning means for moving said hose in a retracted position on the truck when the truck is travelling or is not in use to thereby avoid dangling of said suction hose from the truck and the causing of accidental collisions.