Lift truck safety mirror
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1. An overload viewing system for a fork lift truck type cargo handling vehicle for viewing forwardly over a forward positioned load, said viewing system comprising:
- a first mirror in the line of sight of the vehicle operator,a pivoting arm assembly, and a second mirror mounted on said pivoting arm assembly above said first mirror for pivotal movement between a viewing position to establish a line of sight from the operator via said first mirror and said second mirror forwardly over a normal forward positioned load of said vehicle, and a retracted position to permit passage of the vehicle beneath a low clearance.
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Abstract
An over the load viewing system for lift trucks and the like, includes a first mirror fixed in position in the line of sight of the vehicle operator with a second mirror pivotally mounted on arms extending above the vehicle and moveable on the arms between a viewing position and retractable to a non-viewing position with latch means for latching the second mirror assembly in the viewing position and uni-directional drive means for rotating the mirror to the viewing position.
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11 Claims
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1. An overload viewing system for a fork lift truck type cargo handling vehicle for viewing forwardly over a forward positioned load, said viewing system comprising:
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a first mirror in the line of sight of the vehicle operator, a pivoting arm assembly, and a second mirror mounted on said pivoting arm assembly above said first mirror for pivotal movement between a viewing position to establish a line of sight from the operator via said first mirror and said second mirror forwardly over a normal forward positioned load of said vehicle, and a retracted position to permit passage of the vehicle beneath a low clearance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. The viewing system of claim 12 wherein said second mirror is moveable to said retracted position in response to an external force.
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