Forklift vehicle
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorWade W. Bryant
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Abstract
A forklift vehicle including: a chassis; wheels mounted to the chassis; a body mounted to the chassis defining a first enclosure and a second enclosure; a first forklift assembly including first forks, the first forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the first enclosure and configured to move the first forks out of and into the first enclosure, raise the first forks, and lower the first forks; and a second forklift assembly including second forks, the second forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the second enclosure and configured to move the second forks out of and into the second enclosure, raise the second forks, and lower the second forks.
Claims20
A forklift vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- wheels mounted to the chassis;
- a body mounted to the chassis defining a first enclosure and a second enclosure;
- a first forklift assembly including first forks, the first forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the first enclosure and configured to move the first forks out of and into the first enclosure, raise the first forks, and lower the first forks;
- and
- a second forklift assembly including second forks, the second forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the second enclosure and configured to move the second forks out of and into the second enclosure, raise the second forks, and lower the second forks.
A forklift vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- wheels mounted to the chassis;
- a body mounted to the chassis defining a first enclosure and a second enclosure;
- a first forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the first enclosure including:
- first forks;
- a first mast assembly to which the first forks are mounted, the first mast assembly configured to raise and lower the first forks;
- and
- a first support assembly in cooperation with the first mast assembly and configured to shift the first mast assembly and the first forks out of and into the first enclosure;
- and
- a second forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the second enclosure including:
- second forks;
- a second mast assembly to which the second forks are mounted, the second mast assembly configured to raise and lower the second forks;
- and
- a second support assembly in cooperation with the second mast assembly and configured to shift the second mast assembly and the second forks out of and into the second enclosure.
A forklift vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body mounted to the chassis defining a first enclosure and a second enclosure opposite to the first enclosure;
- a first forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the first enclosure including:
- first forks;
- a first mast assembly to which the first forks are mounted, the first mast assembly configured to raise and lower the first forks;
- and
- a first support assembly in cooperation with the first mast assembly and configured to slide the first mast assembly and the first forks between a first retracted position inside of the first enclosure and a first extended position outside of the first enclosure;
- and
- a second forklift assembly mounted to the chassis within the second enclosure including:
- second forks;
- a second mast assembly to which the second forks are mounted, the second mast assembly configured to raise and lower the second forks;
- and
- a second support assembly in cooperation with the second mast assembly and configured to slide the second mast assembly and the second forks between a second retracted position inside of the second enclosure and a second extended position outside of the second enclosure,
- wherein in the first retracted position and the second retracted position, the first mast assembly and the second mast assembly are nested together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.