Hoist accessory for pallet trucks
OwnerAlfred Suarezinventor
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Abstract
A hoist accessory for pallet trucks including an adjustable lower bracket and base portion which rests upon the roots of the truck forks and clamps to the vertically extending riser portion thereof, a hoist, an upstanding vertical post and horizontally extending hoist support arm, and, an adjustable forward bracket and clamp for engaging a truck tongue extending forwardly of the top of the riser portion and providing rigid connection between the vertical post member and the truck tongue.
Claims8
Hoist accessory apparatus for pallet trucks and the like of the type having a pair of horizontally extending forks extending in one direction relative to an upstanding shroud and a tongue portion extending in the opposite direction relative to the shroud, comprising:
- means forming a base for resting upon the forks of a pallet truck and including clamping means for clamping the base to the shroud of the pallet truck;
- hoist means;
- support means affixed to said base and extending upwardly to support said hoist means above said forks;
- and
- fastening means for securing said support means to the forwardly extending tongue of the pallet truck, said fastening means acting in combination with said clamping means to rigidly secure said hoist apparatus to said pallet truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.