Forklift loading support
AssigneeMoffett Research and Development Limited
InventorsBarry McGrane, Kevin Turnbull
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Abstract
This invention relates to a forklift truck (1) of the type adapted to be mounted on a carrying vehicle, commonly referred to as a piggy-back forklift. The forklift truck has a forklift loading support comprising an upright bar (19) is mounted on the mast carriage (9) between the upright mast (11) and the side bar (7). The upright bar (19) may be pivotally mounted on the mast carriage, pivotable to and from a platform engaging position forward of the mast and a stowed position rearward of the front surface of the mast. The forklift loading support may be deployed very quickly and will not hinder loading of the forklift onto a carrying vehicle or require modification of the mounting gear for the forklift truck.
Claims40
A forklift truck adapted to be mounted on a carrying vehicle, the forklift truck comprising:
- a U-shaped chassis comprising a rear crossbar and a pair of side bars mounted at either end of the rear crossbar and projecting forwardly therefrom;
- a plurality of ground engaging wheels on the chassis;
- a mast carriage slidably mounted on the chassis between the side bars and movable towards and away from the rear crossbar;
- means to move the mast carriage towards and away from the rear crossbar;
- an upright mast mounted on the mast carriage;
- a pair of load carrying forks mounted on the upright mast;
- means for altering the reach of the forks relative to the upright mast to remove and place loads on a raised platform;
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- a platform engaging load rest support, the platform engaging load rest support comprising a substantially upright bar mounted on the mast carriage independent of the upright mast, the substantially upright bar having a platform engaging contact surface for engagement against a substantially vertical, external facing surface of the raised platform.
The forklift truck adapted to be mounted on a carrying vehicle comprising:
- a U-shaped chassis comprising a rear crossbar and a pair of side bars mounted at either end of the rear crossbar and projecting forwardly therefrom;
- a plurality of ground engaging wheels on the chassis;
- a mast carriage slidably mounted on the chassis between the side bars and movable towards and away from the rear crossbar;
- means to move the mast carriage towards and away from the rear crossbar;
- an upright mast mounted on the mast carriage;
- a pair of load carrying forks mounted on the upright mast;
- means for altering the reach of the forks relative to the upright mast to remove and place loads on a raised platform;
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- a platform engaging load rest support, the platform engaging load rest support comprising a substantially upright bar pivotably mounted on the mast carriage independent of the upright mast, the substantially upright bar having a platform engaging contact surface for engagement against a substantially vertical, external facing surface of the raised platform, the platform engaging contact surface being pivotable to and from a platform engaging position forward of the mast and pivotable to and from a stowed position rearward of a leading surface of the mast.
The forklift truck adapted to be mounted on a carrying vehicle comprising:
- a U-shaped chassis comprising a rear crossbar and a pair of side bars mounted at either end of the rear crossbar and projecting forwardly therefrom;
- a plurality of ground engaging wheels on the chassis;
- a mast carriage slidably mounted on the chassis between the side bars and movable towards and away from the rear crossbar;
- means to move the mast carriage towards and away from the rear crossbar;
- an upright mast mounted on the mast carriage;
- a pair of load carrying forks mounted on the upright mast;
- means for altering the reach of the forks relative to the upright mast to remove and place loads on a raised platform;
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- a platform engaging load rest support, the platform engaging load rest support comprising a substantially upright bar mounted on the mast carriage independent of the upright mast, the upright bar having a platform engaging contact surface for engagement against a substantially vertical, external facing surface of the platform, the upright bar being cranked intermediate its ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.