US 5,297,645 AGranted

Industrial lift truck

AssigneeLinde Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsPaul J. Eckersley, Keith F. Messer

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Abstract

An industrial lift truck having a body which includes a battery container cover, spaced straddle legs projecting from the body and a lift mast which moves along the straddle legs. The lift mast is moved along the straddle legs by a mechanism operated by a battery which is held in a container. The container is supported on a platform resting on the straddle legs and is moved along the straddle legs between a rear stored position and a forward open position by a hydraulic cylinder and piston. A guide arrangement for the battery container is located below the cover and is disposed internally of the end walls of the battery container to contact the inner surfaces of the end walls to direct the battery container during movement into the rear stored position and to prevent movement of the battery container transversely of the straddle legs when it is in the rear stored position.

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Dependent claims

An industrial lift truck having a body including an operator's seat and a cover means, spaced straddle legs projecting from said body, a lift mast movable along said spaced straddle legs, means for moving said lift mast along said straddle legs, a battery for operating said means for moving said lift mast, a container for said battery having end walls, a front wall, a rear wall and a bottom wall, means for supporting said battery container on said spaced straddle legs, shift means for moving said battery container along said spaced straddle legs between a rear stored position and a forward open position, the end walls of said battery container extending parallel to said spaced straddle legs and guide means located below said cover means and disposed internally of said end walls of said battery container for contacting the inner surfaces of said end walls, whereby said guide means directs said battery container during movement into said rear stored position and prevents movement of said battery container transversely of said spaced straddle legs when in said rear stored position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.