Method and apparatus for a cushioning forklift bumper assembly
AssigneeIAA Holdings, LLC
InventorsBilly Windell Butler, Mark Woods, Chester Bourdeau
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Abstract
A cushioning bumper assembly for a forklift includes one or more cushioning bumper members assembled from a belting material wrapped around a cylindrical compressible material. The cushioning bumper members are secured to a fastener, such as an elongated box tubing which may be secured to the shank of the forklift to position the bumper members at a desired height and position forward of the shank.
Claims20
A cushioning bumper assembly for a forklift having at least one shank and at least one fork, the cushioning bumper assembly comprising:
- at least a first cushioning bumper member comprised of:
- a volume of compressible material formed substantially in the shape of a cylinder,
- a sheet of belting material wrapped around the cylinder of compressible material,
- an elongated fastener for securely fastening the belting material wrapped around the cylinder of compressive material, and wherein the elongated fastener is adapted to be attached at a position forward of the shank of the forklift.
A cushioning bumper assembly for a forklift having at least two shanks and at least two forks, the cushioning bumper assembly comprising:
- at least a first cushioning bumper unit and a second cushioning bumper unit, each of the first cushioning bumper unit and the second cushioning bumper unit comprising:
- a cylinder of compressible material,
- a sheet of belting material wrapped around at least a portion of the cylinder of compressible material, the sheet of belting material having a plurality of holes near opposed edges of the sheet,
- at least a first and second box tubing having a plurality of holes complementary to the holes in the sheet of belting material,
- a plurality of bolts securing in alignment the first and second cushioning bumper units to the first and second box tubing via the plurality of holes in the first and second cushioning bumper units and the first and second box tubing,
- at least a first and a second channel attached to the shank of the forklift, the first and second channel securing the first and second box tubing, thereby positioning the first and second cushioning bumper units forward of shank and at a predetermined height.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.