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US 4,153,262 AGranted
Lifting eye and overhead guard mounting arrangement
AssigneeTowmotor Corporation
InventorsJack Diamond, Neil J. Shipley, John C. Smith
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Abstract
The invention relates to an improvement in a lift truck comprising a first eye structure adjacent a front end of the truck and supported by the truck frame along with a second eye structure adjacent a rear end of the truck and supported by the truck frame. The first and second eye structures are substantially equally spaced from the center of gravity of the truck. An overhead guard structure is supported at a rear end thereof by the second eye structure and at the front end thereof by the truck frame.
Claims8
In a lift truck, an improvement comprising:
- first eye means adjacent a front end of said truck supported by a frame thereof;
- bracket means adjacent a rear end of said truck supported by said truck frame;
- second eye means formed by said bracket means, said first and second eye means being substantially spaced forwardly and rearwardly, respectively, from the center of gravity of said truck;
- and
- overhead guard means supported at a rear end thereof by said bracket means and at a front end thereof by said truck frame.
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In a lift truck, an improvement comprising:
- first eye means adjacent a front end of said truck supported by a frame thereof;
- a pair of bracket means adjacent a rear end of said truck supported by said truck frame, one adjacent each side of said truck;
- beam means for connecting each of said bracket means to one another to form said pair of bracket means into an integral unit;
- second eye means formed by said bracket means, said first and second eye means being substantially spaced from the center of gravity of said truck;
- and
- overhead guard means supported at a rear end thereof by said pair of bracket means and at a front end thereof by said truck frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.