Apparatus to facilitate the handling of large rolls of paper stock or similar material
AssigneeGTE Data Services Incorporated
InventorBrian W. Stockham
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Abstract
Apparatus to facilitate the handling of large rolls of paper stock or similar material consisting of two clamping fixtures adapted to be mounted on the tines of a forklift truck and a shaft that passes through the center of large rolls of paper stock or similar material and is also passed through the clamping fixtures, the apparatus facilitating handling of the rolls by the forklift truck. Each of the clamping fixtures includes a sleeve conforming to the profile of a fork tine, a clamping bracket affixed to the sleeve, and a bottom lock bolt for securing the sleeve to a fork tine at an adjustable position on the fork tine.
Claims6
An apparatus for transporting, via a forklift truck, an article that has an opening that accommodates the insertion of a shaft, the apparatus comprising, in combination:
- (a) a pair of clamping fixtures for mounting on two fork tines of the forklift truck, each of the clamping fixtures for respective mounting on one of the fork tines and each respectively comprising:
- (i) a sleeve conforming to the profile of a fork tine,
- (ii) a clamping bracket having a frame affixed to the sleeve and a cam-clamp locking lever pivotally attached to the frame about a pivot point,
- (iii) means for securing the sleeve to a fork tine at an adjustable position n the fork tine, and
- (iv) safety latch means, coupled to said frame and said cam-clamp locking lever, for preventing pivotal movement of said locking lever to insure against inadvertent operation of said locking lever;
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- (b) a shaft for insertion through the clamping fixtures and through the opening of the article so as to secure the article to the forklift truck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.