US Patent Issued to Perkins Manufacturing on Feb. 3 for "Container washer lifter for rear load vehicle" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,030, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Perkins Manufacturing Co. (Bolingbrook, Ill.).

"Container washer lifter for rear load vehicle" was invented by James Rimsa (Shorewood, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container washer lifter for a rear load vehicle is provided that includes a base having a cross member having first and second ends; and a commercial refuse collection container lifter connected to the cross member and comprising a cross bar assembly movable between an upright first position rearward of and below the cross member and an inverted second position above the cross member, with the cross bar assembly further compri...