High visibility push-pull forklift attachment
OwnerJim D. Hamlik, Joel D. Hamlik +1inventors
InventorsJim D. Hamlik, Joel D. Hamlik, Cameron R. Burak
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Abstract
A high visibility push-pull handler configured to be mounted on a lift truck. The handler comprising a frame assembly, a pantograph mechanism coupled to the frame assembly, and a faceplate assembly coupled to the pantograph mechanism. The hander is configured with a view window extending through the handler, the view window not obstructed by parts of the handler when the handler is in any normal operating configuration, including a fully extended configuration, a fully retracted configuration, and any configuration in between the full extended and fully retracted positions.
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A high visibility push-pull handler configured to be mounted on a lift truck comprising:
- a frame assembly comprising, a left frame tower, a right frame tower, a left frame arm bracket and a right frame arm bracket coupled to a frame beam, wherein the left and right frame towers each have a frame tower channel;
- a top hook assembly coupled with the left and right frame towers and configured to couple with a carriage of a lift truck;
- a faceplate assembly with a faceplate, a right faceplate channel coupled to the faceplate, a left faceplate channel coupled to the faceplate;
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- a pantograph mechanism comprising a left inner arm, a right inner arm, a left outer arm, a right outer arm, wherein the left inner arm and the right inner arm each have two distal ends, one inner arm distal end pivotally coupled to the frame assembly and another inner arm distal end pivotally coupled to the faceplate assembly, wherein the left and right outer arms each have each have two distal ends, a first outer arm distal end with a frame tower channel post slidingly coupled with one of the frame towers, a second outer arm distal end with a faceplate channel post slidingly coupled with one of the faceplate channels.
A high visibility push-pull handler configured to be mounted on a lift truck comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a faceplate assembly comprising a faceplate;
- a pantograph mechanism comprising a left inner arm, a right inner arm, a left outer arm, a right outer arm, wherein the left inner arm and the right inner arm each have two distal ends, one distal end coupled to the frame assembly and another distal end to the faceplate assembly;
- a left arm hydraulic line running between the frame assembly and the faceplate assembly;
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- a right arm hydraulic line running between the frame assembly and the faceplate assembly.
A high visibility push-pull handler configured to be mounted on a lift truck comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a top hook assembly configured to couple with the frame assembly, wherein the top hook assembly is configured to couple with a carriage of the lift truck;
- a faceplate assembly;
- a pantograph mechanism comprising a left inner arm, a right inner arm, a left outer arm, a right outer arm, wherein the left inner arm and the right inner arm each have two distal ends, one distal end coupled to the frame assembly and another distal end to the faceplate assembly;
- a platen coupled to the frame assembly;
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- a platen wear plate coupled to the platen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.