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US 12,180,051 B1Granted
Single—double load clamp with telescoping center arm actuator
AssigneeRightline Equipment, Inc.
InventorsJim D. Hamlik, Joel D. Hamlik, Amanda Frazier, Cameron Burak
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Abstract
A single-double load clamp load handler for a lift truck. The load handler includes a frame, a first, a second and a third clamp arms, each with a clamp plate, and each with a sliding beam slidingly coupled to the frame. A clamp actuator for the third clamp arm is a telescoping actuator. Thee third clamp plate is thinner and has less volume than either the first clamp plate or the second clamp plate.
Claims26
A load handler for a lift truck (10) comprising:
- a frame (202, 302) with a first side and a second side laterally separated by a center of the frame (202, 302);
- a first clamp arm (266, 366) slidingly coupled to the frame (202, 302) and having a first clamp plate (260, 360);
- a second clamp arm (268, 368) slidingly coupled to the frame (202, 302) and having a second clamp plate (262, 362);
- a third clamp arm (270, 370) slidingly coupled to the frame (202, 302) and having a third clamp plate (264, 364);
- a first clamp actuator (234, 334, 434) coupled to the frame (40, 202, 302) and to the first clamp arm (266, 366), configured for moving the first clamp plate (260, 360) laterally on the first side of the frame (202, 302);
- a second clamp actuator (236, 336, 436) coupled to the frame (202, 302) and to the second clamp arm (268, 368), configured for moving the second clamp plate (262, 362) laterally on the second side of the frame (40, 202, 302);
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- a third clamp actuator (238, 338, 438) coupled to the frame (202, 302) and to the third clamp arm (270, 370), configured for moving the third clamp arm (270, 370) between the center of the frame (202, 302) and the second clamp plate (262, 362).
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