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Process and apparatus for handling a vehicle frame

  • US 5,486,083 A
  • Filed: 10/06/1994
  • Issued: 01/23/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for a lift truck for handling a frame of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:

  • a support frame operatively connected to and cantilevered from the lift truck, said support frame including a lower frame, an upper frame and brace members, said brace members connected to said lower frame for supporting said upper frame in a raised position and cantilevered from the lift truck;

    a carriage suspended from said upper frame by chain segments secured to said upper frame and to said carriage to allow said carriage to shift and sway, said carriage including at least two pairs of oppositely acting depending legs having feet members which extend laterally from said legs to engage an underside of the frame for handling the vehicle frame, said legs pivot about two parallel spaced cross members which are suspended from said support frame, said pairs of legs being connected by a cross brace which is actuated by a hydraulic device which extends between and connects said opposing pairs of legs.

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