Pallet-pulling device
OwnerKeith Joralmoninventor
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Abstract
The pallet-pulling device is used to pull a cargo pallet from a location inside of a semi-trailer or other elevated shipping container to a location near the door of the container so that a forklift can access the pallet. The pallet-pulling device comprises a skid puller, a bridle chain, and a clevis hook. The skid puller comprises a plurality of vertical ribs coupled to a backing plate and a pull plate. The skid puller is placed in a pallet where a leading edge of the pull plate hooks onto a plank of the pallet. The skid puller rests on the backing plate, against the floor of the shipping container. The bridle chain couples the skid puller to a clevis hook. A chain coupled to a forklift is coupled to the clevis hook to allow the forklift to pull the pallet out of the container.
Claims19
A pallet-pulling device comprising:
- a skid puller, a bridle chain, and a clevis grab hook;
- wherein the pallet-pulling device is used to pull a pallet out of an elevated shipping container;
- wherein the skid puller comprises a plurality of ribs, a backing plate, a pull plate, a bolt, and a nut;
- wherein the skid puller is coupled to the pallet by hooking a leading edge of the pull plate behind an upper board on the pallet;
- wherein the skid puller is decoupled from the pallet by lifting the bridle chain and allowing the pull plate to drop from behind the upper board.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.