Groomer attachment for forklifts
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1. A groomer attachment for forklift vehicles, comprising:
- an elongated rigid member having a top and a bottom;
a pair of spaced-apart fork receiving pockets connected to the rigid member, the pockets having open rear ends for receiving forks and front ends with resilient internal cushions; and
a flexible blade extending from the bottom of the rigid member.
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Abstract
A groomer attachment for forklift vehicles includes an elongated rigid member having a top and a bottom. A pair of spaced-apart fork receiving pockets are connected to the rigid member. A flexible blade extends from the bottom of the rigid member. Preferably the rigid member has a front and a rear. The attachment then has a pair of spaced-apart flexible blades extending from the bottom of the rigid member, a first blade being adjacent the front thereof and a second blade being adjacent the rear thereof. The rigid member may be channel-shaped.
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1. A groomer attachment for forklift vehicles, comprising:
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an elongated rigid member having a top and a bottom; a pair of spaced-apart fork receiving pockets connected to the rigid member, the pockets having open rear ends for receiving forks and front ends with resilient internal cushions; and a flexible blade extending from the bottom of the rigid member. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A grooming machine, comprising:
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a forklift vehicle having a front with a pair of spaced-apart forks extending therefrom, the forks having outer ends; an elongated rigid member extending perpendicular to the forks and having an outer channel with a top and downwardly extending front and rear flanges and an inner channel received within the outer channel therebelow and having front and rear flanges parallel to the flanges of the outer channel; a pair of pockets connected to the top of the outer channel, the outer ends of the forks extending into the pockets, the pockets having open rear ends receiving the forks and closed front ends with resilient internal inserts; and a thin, flexible member received between the two channels and having parallel edges extending downwardly beyond the flanges of the inner and outer channels.
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