Forklift attachment for moving three-point mounted equipment
AssigneeOrthman Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorHenry K. Orthman
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Abstract
The spaced apart arms of a forklift vehicle are slidably received in sleeves mounted on the lower ends of spaced apart legs carried on a cross member. Upwardly facing hooks are provided on each of the legs and cross member for detachable engagement with hitch pins on a three-point mounted implement. A U-shaped stop having a cross member and perpendicular legs is pivotally connected through the free ends of the legs to the outer ends of the mounting sleeves opposite the hooks and is pivotal from a horizontal position for engagement with the standard of a forklift vehicle to an upstanding inoperative position.
Claims6
A forklift attachment for moving three-point mounted equipment comprising,
- an upstanding frame having a cross member and oppositely disposed legs,
- connecting means on each leg adapted to detachably engage the arms of a forklift vehicle,
- connecting means on each leg and on said cross member adapted to detachably engage the connecting means on a three-point mounted implement, and
- a stop means on said frame for selectively spacing said frame from a forklift vehicle by said stop being positioned to engage the upstanding standard on the forklift vehicle, said stop being U-shaped and having a cross member and perpendicularly extending oppositely disposed arms pivotally and operatively connected to said frame legs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.