Fifty five gallon drum handling apparatus
First Claim
1. A fifty five gallon drum handler adapted for use with a tire manipulating attachment having first and second L shaped members with each L shaped member being extendable and retractable from one of a pair of spaced, parallel tubular housings and having a rotatable gripping element positioned at a free end thereof, said fifty five gallon drum handler comprising:
- a first tubular shaped member;
a second tubular shaped member in slidable engagement with and telescoping from said first tubular shaped member;
first and second plates connected, respectively, to the free ends of said first and second tubular shaped members;
said first and second plates, respectively, adapted to connect to the rotatable gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members; and
engaging means connected to said first and second tubular shaped members for gripping a drum when said first and second L shaped members are retracted, releasing said drum when said first and second L shaped members are extended, and rotating said drum when the gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members are rotated.
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Abstract
A drum handling apparatus adapted for use with an integrated tool carrier hicle or a forklift which has coupled thereto a tire handling attachment. The tire handling attachment has a pair of L shaped members which extend and retract. Located at the free end of the L shaped members are rotatable engaging elements. The drum handling apparatus includes a pair of square shaped tubular members in slidable engagement, with each tubular member having at the free end thereof a circular plate which attaches to one of the rotatable gripping elements of the tire handling attachment. Each tubular member has affixed thereto a curved plate with the curved plates to be utilized to grip a barrel or drum when the L shaped members of the tire handling attachment are retracted and release the barrel or drum when the L shaped members of the tire handling attachment are extended.
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13 Claims
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1. A fifty five gallon drum handler adapted for use with a tire manipulating attachment having first and second L shaped members with each L shaped member being extendable and retractable from one of a pair of spaced, parallel tubular housings and having a rotatable gripping element positioned at a free end thereof, said fifty five gallon drum handler comprising:
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a first tubular shaped member; a second tubular shaped member in slidable engagement with and telescoping from said first tubular shaped member; first and second plates connected, respectively, to the free ends of said first and second tubular shaped members; said first and second plates, respectively, adapted to connect to the rotatable gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members; and engaging means connected to said first and second tubular shaped members for gripping a drum when said first and second L shaped members are retracted, releasing said drum when said first and second L shaped members are extended, and rotating said drum when the gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members are rotated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A drum handling apparatus adapted for use with a tire manipulating attachment having first and second L shaped members with each L shaped member being extendable and retractable from one of a pair of spaced, parallel tubular housings and having a rotatable gripping element positioned at a free end thereof, said drum handling apparatus comprising:
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a first tubular shaped member having at one end thereof a stop and at the opposite end thereof a plate; a second tubular shaped member in slidable engagement with and telescoping from the end of said first member having said stop, said second tubular shaped member having a stop at the end thereof in slidable engagement with said first member and a plate at the opposite end thereof; the plates of said first and second tubular shaped members, respectively, adapted to connect to the gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members; first and second opposed curved plates, respectively, mounted at right angles to and extending forwardly from said first and second tubular members; and said first and second curved plates being adapted to grip a drum when said first and second L shaped members are retracted, release said drum when said first and second L shaped members are extended, and to rotate said drum when the gripping elements of said first and second L shaped members are rotated. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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