Lifting and loading device

In the combination of a powerdriven lift truck and an auxiliary lifting and loading device wherein said auxiliary lifting and loading device is detachable from said lift truck and is individually operable from said lift truck;

• the improvement wherein said lift truck is provided with a vertically movable lifting assembly of the type including a lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge;
• and said auxiliary lifting and loading device includes a horizontally extending lower part having centered single support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part connected to said lower part, said upper part having transversely spaced hook elements for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting member upper horizontally extending edge for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, and stabilizing rolling means carried by said auxiliary lifting and loading device on opposite sides of said support wheel means, and means for lowering and raising said stabilizing rolling means in response to raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, a support frame carrying said support wheel means, a lifting frame guidably carried by said support frame, and lift means extending between said support frame and said lifting frame for vertically moving and positioning said lifting frame relative to said support frame, a lower portion of said lifting frame providing said horizontally extending lower part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said rollable support means and also having an upper portion which provides said vertically extending upper part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said hook elements.

In the combination of a power driven lift truck and an auxiliary lifting and loading device wherein said auxiliary lifting and loading device is detachable from said lift truck and is individually operable from said lift truck;

• the improvement wherein said lift truck is provided with a vertically movable lifting assembly of the type including a lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge;
• and said auxiliary lifting and loading device includes a horizontally extending lower part having support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part having transversely spaced hook elements for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting member upper horizontally extending edge for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, cooperating guide means on said lifting member and said auxiliary lifting and loading device which operatively act to locate said auxiliary lifting and loading device in a predetermined transverse horizontal position on said lifting member when said hook elements are engaged over said lifting member, rollable support means carried by said support elements for cooperation with said support wheel means for supporting said auxiliary lifting and loading device independently of said lift truck, means for extending and retracting said rollable support means in response to operation of said height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part, a support frame carried by said support wheel means, a lifting frame guidably carried by said support frame, and lift means extending between said support frame and said lifting frame for vertically moving and positioning said lifting frame relative to said support frame, a lower portion of said lifting frame providing said horizontal extending lower part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said rollable support means and also having an upper portion which provides said vertically extending upper part of said auxiliary loading and lifting device and carrying said hook elements.

In the combination of a power driven lift truck and an auxiliary lifting and loading device wherein said auxiliary lifting and loading device is detachable from said lift truck and is individually operable from said lift truck;

• the improvement wherein said lift truck is provided with a vertically movable lifting assembly of the type including a lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge;
• and said auxiliary lifting and loading device includes a horizontally extending lower part having support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part connected to said lower part for movement therewith, said upper part having transversely spaced hook elements for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting member upper horizontally extending edge for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, cooperating guide means on said lifting member and said auxiliary lifting and loading device which operatively act to locate said auxiliary lifting and loading device in a predetermined transverse horizontal position on said lifting member when said hook elements are engaged over said lifting member, rollable support means carried by said support elements for cooperation with said support wheel means for supporting said auxiliary lifting and loading device independently of said lift truck, means for extending and retracting said rollable support means in response to operation of said height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part, a support frame carried by said support wheel means, a lifting frame guidably carried by said support frame, and lift means extending between said support frame and said lifting frame for vertically moving and positioning said lifting frame relative to said support frame, a lower portion of said lifting frame providing said horizontal extending lower part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said rollable support means and also having an upper portion which provides said vertically extending upper part of said auxiliary loading and lifting device and carrying said hook elements, said lifting member having a rearwardly facing side and a forward facing side, both of said sides extending downwardly from said upper horizontally extending edge, and said cooperating guide means including said rearwardly facing side having projecting guide abutments configurated for guiding engagement with said hook elements.

An auxiliary lifting and loading device particularly adapted for use in combintion with a lift truck of the type having a vertically movable lifting assembly including a lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge which has a rearwardly facing portion which is oblique to a vertical plane, said auxiliary lifting and loading device including a horizontally extending lower part having support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part connected to said lower part, said upper part having transversely spaced hook elements for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting member for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, each of said hook elements having a horizontally extending portion and a downwardly facing surface which is oblique to a vertical plane for engagement over said oblique facing portion on said lifting member when in interlocking engagement therewith forcing said auxiliary lifting and loading device upper part against a front face of said lifting member, rollable support means carried by said support elements for co-operation with said support wheel means for supporting said auxiliary lifting and loading device independently of said lift truck, means for extending and retracting said rollable support means in response to operation of said height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part, a support frame carried by said support wheel means, a lifting frame guidably carried by said support frame, and lift means extending between said support frame and said lifting frame for vertically moving and positioning said lifting frame relative to said support frame, a lower portion of said lifting frame providing said horizontal extending lower part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said rollable support means and also having an upper portion which provides said vertically extending upper part of said auxiliary loading and lifting device and carrying said hook elements.

An Auxiliary lifting and loading device particularly adapted for use in combination with a lift truck of the type having a vertically movable lifting assembly including a lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge, said auxiliary lifting and loading device including a horizontally extending lower part having a single centered power driven support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part connected to said lower part, said upper part having transversely spaced hook elements mounted for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting upper horizontally extending edge for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, and stabilizing rolling means carried on opposite sides of said support wheel means, means for lowering and raising said stabilizing rolling means in response to raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, rollable support means carried by said support elements for co-operation with said support wheel means for supporting said auxiliary lifting and loading device independently of said lift truck, means for extending and retracting said rollable support means in response to operation of said height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part, a support frame carried by said support wheel means, a lifting frame guidably carried by said support frame, and lift means extending between said support frame and said lifting frame for vertically moving and positioning said lifting frame relative to said support frame, a lower portion of said lifting frame providing said horizontal extending lower part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said rollable support means and also having an upper portion which provides said vertically extending upper part of said auxiliary loading and lifting device and carrying said hook elements.

A power driven lift truck particularly adapted for use in combination with an auxiliary lifting and loading device which is detachable from said lift truck and is individually operable from said lift truck, said lift truck having a vertically movable lifting assembly of the type including a lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge, said auxilary lifting and loading device including a horizontally extending lower part having support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part connected to said lower part, said upper part having transversely spaced hook elements for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting upper horizontally extending edge for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, and transversely spaced guide means on said lifting member which operatively act on said auxiliary lifting and loading device to locate it in a predetermined transverse horizontal position on said lifting member when said hook elements are engaged over said lifting member, said lifting member having a rearwardly facing side and a forward facing side, both of said sides extending downwardly from said upper horizontally extending edge, said guide means including said rearwardly facing side having projecting guide abutments configurated for guiding engagement with said hook elements.

The combination of a power driven lift truck and an auxiliary lifting and loading device, said lift truck having a vertically movable lifting assembly including a transversely elongated lifting member having an upper horizontally extending edge, said auxiliary lifting and loading device including a horizontally extending lower part having a single centered power driven support wheel means and support elements and height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, and a vertically extending upper part connected to said lower part, said upper part having transversely spaced hook elements mounted for vertical movement therewith, said hook elements being configurated for interlocking engagement over said lifting upper horizontally extending edge for releasably suspending said auxiliary lifting and loading device therefrom, and stabilizing rolling means carried on opposite sides of said support wheel means, and means for lowering and raising said stabilizing rolling means in response to raising and lowering said lower part in relation to said support wheel means and said support elements, said support wheel means and said height adjustment means having drive units, electrical control members coupled to said drive units for controlling the actuation thereof, said lift truck having electrical control means, electrical lines extending between said electrical control means and said control members for the remote controlling of said auxiliary lifting and loading device from said lift truck, rollable support means carried by said support elements for co-operation with said support wheel means for supporting said auxiliary lifting and loading device independently of said lift truck, means for extending and retracting said rollable support means in response to operation of said height adjustment means for raising and lowering said lower part, a support frame carried by said support wheel means, a lifting frame guidably carried by said support frame, and lift means extending between said support frame and said lifting frame for vertically moving and positioning said lifting frame relative to said support frame, a lower portion of said lifting frame providing said horizontal extending lower part of said auxiliary lifting and loading device and carrying said rollable support means and also having an upper portion which provides said vertically extending upper part of said auxiliary loading and lifting device and carrying said hook elements.