Pallet pushing device for forklift
OwnerDale Lindseyinventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a pushing device to be mounted on a forklift for pushing an object onto a carrier. The pushing device can include a pair of push rails, a push bar, and a skid plate. Each of the push rails can an aperture for removably accepting a fork of the forklift. The push bar can be disposed on an opposite side of the pushing device of the aperture and can be for contacting and pushing the object. The skid plate can be disposed on a bottom side of the pushing device. The skid plate can provide an interface between the pushing device and the carrier as the object is pushed onto the carrier. A method for using a pushing device to be mounted on a forklift for pushing an object onto a carrier is also provided.
Claims19
A pushing device to be mounted on a fork of a forklift for pushing an object onto a carrier, comprising:
- a pair of push rails, each of the push rails having an aperture for removably accepting the fork of the forklift, and each of the push rails includes an end cap co-formed around the aperture;
- a push bar disposed on and spanning across the pair of push rails on an opposite side of the pushing device from the apertures, wherein the push bar includes a single planar surface configured for pushing the object;
- and
- a skid plate on a bottom side of the pushing device, wherein the skid plate provides an interface between the pushing device and the carrier as the object is pushed onto the carrier using the pushing device.
A method of using a pushing device to be mounted on a fork of a forklift for pushing an object onto a carrier, comprising:
- providing a pushing device including:
- a pair of push rails, each of the push rails having an aperture for removably accepting a fork of the forklift, and each of the push rails includes an end cap co-formed around the aperture,
- a push bar disposed on and spanning across the pair of push rails on an opposite side of the pushing device from the apertures, wherein the push bar includes a single planar surface configured for pushing the object, and
- a skid plate on a bottom side of the pushing device, wherein the skid plate provides an interface between the pushing device and the carrier as the object is pushed onto the carrier;
- providing the forklift;
- providing the object for pushing;
- mounting the pushing device to the fork of the forklift;
- approaching the object with the pushing device;
- contacting the object with the pushing device;
- and
- operating the forklift to push the object onto a carrier with the pushing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.