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US 9,316,528 B2Granted
Weight-sensing fork blade assembly for engaging pallets in different alternative directions of approach
AssigneeCascade Corporation
InventorsLawrence E. Richards, Brian D. Campbell, Brian Sinclair White
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Abstract
An exceptionally thin load-weighing fork assembly, having its weight sensors mounted on a fork base, overcomes fork-insertion limitations with respect to commonly used standard pallets without sacrificing load-handling capacity.
Claims9
A load-weighing fork assembly including:
- (a) a blade member having an elongate load-supporting surface;
- (b) a fork base, having an elongate bottom surface, operably connected to said blade member with said bottom surface spaced from, and facing generally opposite to, said load-supporting surface;
- (c) multiple load-weighing sensors, operably mounted between said elongate load-supporting surface and said elongate bottom surface, adapted to measure a weight of a load supported by said load-supporting surface;
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- (d) said elongate load-supporting surface and said elongate bottom surface being separated by a distance extending perpendicular to said elongate bottom surface substantially no greater than about 1.8 inches.
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