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US 6,199,665 B1Granted
Straddle arm for fork lift truck
AssigneeCrown Equipment Corporation
InventorsRobert L. Eilerman, Robert J. Henshaw, Patrick A. Tebbe
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Abstract
Each straddle arm of a lift truck is formed from a cylindrical section of steel pipe or tubing which is continuous in its circumference, to evenly distribute the torque which is transferred from a forwardly extending portion of the straddle arm to a mast assembly of the truck.
Claims6
A fork lift truck comprising:
- a power unit;
- a mast assembly secured to said power unit;
- a pair of forks mounted to said mast assembly, said forks being movable in height between a lowered position and a plurality of raised positions;
- and
- a pair of straddle arms spaced outwardly from said forks and being immovably secured to opposite sides of said mast assembly, each of said straddle arms comprising:
- an arm member extending forwardly from said power unit;
- and
- a lateral cylindrical member extending axially between said arm member and said mast assembly to couple said arm member to said mast assembly, said lateral cylindrical member being immovably secured to said mast assembly and said arm member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.