FORK LIFT TRUCK TINES
First Claim
1. The tines of a fork lift truck, comprising a pair of spaced substantially parallel, substantially coplanarly positioned lift members, each having a free end having a longitudinally extending channel formed therein and opening on the free end;
- a pair of auxiliary members each member being pivotally mounted at one end in the channel of a corresponding one of the lift members for movement in planes substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lift members; and
control means on the lift members for positioning the auxiliary members in a selected one of a position coplanar with the lift members, a position extending above the plane of the lift members substantially perpendicularly thereto and a position extending below the plane of the lift members substantially perpendicularly thereto.
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Abstract
Each of a pair of auxiliary members is pivotally mounted in a channel formed at the free end of a corresponding one of the pair of lift members of a fork lift truck for movement in planes substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lift members. Control devices on the lift members position the auxiliary members in a selected one of a position coplanar with the lift members, a position extending above the plane of the lift members substantially perpendicularly thereto and a position extending below the plane of the lift members substantially perpendicularly thereto.
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2 Claims
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1. The tines of a fork lift truck, comprising a pair of spaced substantially parallel, substantially coplanarly positioned lift members, each having a free end having a longitudinally extending channel formed therein and opening on the free end;
- a pair of auxiliary members each member being pivotally mounted at one end in the channel of a corresponding one of the lift members for movement in planes substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lift members; and
control means on the lift members for positioning the auxiliary members in a selected one of a position coplanar with the lift members, a position extending above the plane of the lift members substantially perpendicularly thereto and a position extending below the plane of the lift members substantially perpendicularly thereto.
- a pair of auxiliary members each member being pivotally mounted at one end in the channel of a corresponding one of the lift members for movement in planes substantially perpendicular to the plane of the lift members; and
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2. Tines as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control means rotates the auxiliary members in a selected one of a clockwise and counterclockwise direction.
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Current AssigneeLeonard Grelck
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Original AssigneeLeonard Grelck
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InventorsGrelck, Leonard
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Primary Examiner(s)Forlenza, Gerald M.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Oresky, Lawrence J.
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Application NumberUS05/232,008Time in Patent Office442 DaysField of Search214/514,750 254/133R,134R 198/224US Class Current414/785CPC Class CodesB62B 2203/29 Stops on the tines to arres...B66F 9/12 Platforms; Forks; Other loa...
