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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7396202 | Lift and carrier assembly for a personal-transportation vehicle A preferred embodiment of a lift and carrier assembly for a personal-transportation vehicle includes a deck frame, a platform, and a trolley assembly mounted on the deck frame. The trolley assembly includes a drive nut, a motor for rotating the drive nut, and a driv... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7340989 | Industrial truck having a piston/cylinder arrangement and improved cylinder mounting In the case of an industrial truck having a piston/cylinder arrangement (20), comprising a cylinder (26) and a piston (22), which can be extended out of and withdrawn into said cylinder (26), as a drive and/or as guidance for a first comp... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7219769 | Industrial vehicle equipped with load handling operation control apparatus A load handling operation control apparatus for an industrial vehicle, which has a load carrying apparatus provided movably on a vehicle body, is provided. A load carrying apparatus 2 is positioned with a load handling target 41, 42 according to its mo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207766 | Load lock chamber for large area substrate processing system A load lock chamber and method for transferring large area substrates is provided. In one embodiment, a load lock chamber suitable for transferring large area substrates includes a plurality of vertically stacked single substrate transfer chambers. The configuration... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7179040 | Luggage storage structure for automobile and lifter A luggage storage structure for an automobile includes: a storage concave portion formed so as to project downward on a floor panel and capable of storing luggage, a plate member for approximately closing an upper part of the storage concave portion, and a transfer ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168229 | Drop rate control for agricultural header A method for controlling and modifying the drop rate of a header on an agricultural harvesting machine by providing a programmable electronic control unit capable of receiving operator input through an input device. The programmable electronic conrol unit generates ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168226 | Independent hydraulic header lift and flotation system A hydraulic lift/flotation system for the header of a crop harvesting machine wherein each side of the header is supported by a single cylinder, which performs both the flotation and lift functions. For even lifting and flotation of an unbalanced header, each cylind... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6921240 | Industrial roll handling apparatus An industrial roll handling apparatus allows the user to lift and maneuver industrial rolls and other heavy objects without the aid of another individual. It is removably attached to a forklift or tow motor for maneuverability. It has a triangular truss body that pr... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6901729 | Header lift system with hydraulic counterweight A hydraulic lift/flotation system for the header of a crop harvesting machine wherein each side of the header is supported by a single cylinder, which performs both the flotation and lift functions. To accommodate unbalanced headers (center of gravity not centered b... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6398480 | Fork lift truck The invention relates to a fork-lift truck including a vehicle body which has rear wheels and a lift frame for load-carrying means, and including a wheel bearing means. For an increase in stability in standing of the fork-lift truck, a shifting or pivotin... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6079935 | Forklift truck A forklift truck has a frame, a cab including a roof to protect the driver and a lift support structure connected to the frame. A load-carrying fork is mounted on the lift support structure for vertical movement and the lift support structure, the roof an... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5839876 | Lift and rotate dolly A lift and rotate dolly (10) functioning to allow a user to lift and rotate material (22) in situations where space is limited such as an elevator. The lift and rotate dolly (10) has a frame (12) which has a frame bed (12A) having a right-rear castor whee... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5730576 | Lifting and dumping apparatus A lifting and dumping apparatus is shown for dumping the contents of a refuse container. A fixed frame is connected to a lifting attachment for moving the fixed frame between a rest position and an elevated position. A support frame is rotatably mounted o... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5669750 | Loader attachment A loader attachment includes a frame with a pair of arms pivotally connected thereto and depending therefrom. A tine is pivotally mounted at the lower end of each arm, and projects forwardly from each arm. Hydraulic cylinders are mounted between the frame... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5586620 | Remote viewing apparatus for fork lift trucks A fork lift truck includes a fork level sensor located in the forks, away from the vertical mast of a lift truck for detecting the true level of the forks, and a vision system including a camera which may take several forms. In one form, a single camera i... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5496147 | Barrel handling device The invention is directed to an apparatus for lifting and moving a barrel. The apparatus includes a frame which can be connected to a fork lift, at least one support member pivotably connected to the frame for engaging and supporting the barrel, a power s... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5478196 | Method of handling stacks of baked goods trays A method for handling conventional stacks of baked goods trays for the baking industry. A platen is moved underneath side-by-side stacks of trays. The platen supports the underside of the stacks of trays and prevents lateral movement of the bottom of the ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5372470 | Lift truck A manually movable lift truck having a base with a self-contained power plant therein and a column rising therefrom. The column includes a hollow post with a rotatable featureless shaft therein. A flexible chain has an outer end connected with a lift fork... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5207550 | Drum handler A drum handler is provided for manipulating drums of known dimensions. The handler includes a frame and carriage attached to the frame to move along a vertical line of travel. A lift drive is provided for moving the carriage along the line of travel. A dr... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4969793 | Power trunk lift A power-operated lift, adapted to be mounted in a vehicle trunk has linkage means for raising a load-supporting platform in a vertical direction. The platform can be manually moved in a horizontal direction to remove the load from the trunk. The platform ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4921075 | Fork lift A fork lift truck includes a generally U-shaped frame having a pair of hydraulic driven wheels on the front end and a caster on the back end. A mast projects upwardly from the frame and is designed to move between the forward end of the vehicle and a retr... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4906159 | Freely positionable load carrying attachment for an automatic guided vehicle A load carrying attachment has a supporting frame mounted on an elevationally movable carriage assembly mounted uprights of a lift mast and a load engaging frame having a load engaging device. A connecting device connects the load engaging frame to the su... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4722657 | Process and apparatus for transporting and storing bobbins, especially for removing them from automatic spinning machines or the like In apparatus for transporting and storing bobbins, especially for removing them from automatic spinning machines, the bobbins are received and collected in an inclined collecting chute from a conveyor belt, are then brought into a horizontal arrangement a... | 02/02/1988 |
| 4711614 | Lift mast mounting arrangement and method for removal A mounting arrangement for closely connecting a lift mast assembly to a frame member of a work vehicle includes a first apparatus for pivotally connecting a first end portion of lift mast upright guide member to a first shaft, a second apparatus for conne... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4675827 | Revolution controller for a single power plant in cargo-handling vehicles This invention relates to a cargo-handling vehicle equipped with a cargo-handling apparatus and having a single power plant adapted to commonly drive a hydraulic pump for driving and a hydraulic pump for cargo-handling. A driving command signal in the for... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4640657 | Carton loading method and system A method for loading a stack of filled cartons onto a transport vehicle includes lifting the cartons at the first station on a rotator lift truck and then rotating the cartons through an acute angle to cradle the cartons for carrying purposes. The cartons... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4580650 | Industrial truck A main body of an industrial truck is formed with mounting bracket sections to which an instrument assembly and counterweight for a tractor and a mast assembly and counterweight for a forklift truck are selectively mountable, so that the industrial truck ... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4540330 | Load rotating attachment for lift trucks A load rotating attachment for a lift truck provided with an elevating carriage has a back plate sub-assembly including an upright wall adapted to be secured to the carriage adjacent and forwardly thereof. A front plate sub-assembly has an upright wall ju... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4523886 | Container handler with programmed electro-hydraulic control circuit Container handlers comprise a plurality of double-acting hydraulic cylinders to effect the various side shift, twist lock, tilt, height adjustment, and spread modes of operation. Separate control valves and hoses, entrained over the mast assembly having t... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4507041 | Load-tilt attachment employing a pinion gear arrangement An improved load-tilt attachment including a particular arrangement for rotating a receptacle carried on the front plate of the load-tilt attachment, the attachment being mountable on an upright for a vehicle. The improved attachment comprises a gear supp... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4294572 | Internal fluid communication system for power cylinders An internal fluid communication system in combination with a fluid operated power cylinder, such as that used on industrial lift trucks, in which a pair of tubular sections in telescopic relationship is disposed lengthwise within the power cylinder, formi... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4124133 | Molten metal delivery carrier An overhead monorail molten metal delivery self-propelled carrier comprising a carrier frame structure support on an overhead monorail, a power actuated hoist on the carrier frame connected by depending flexible members to a second movable structure or ca... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4095714 | Load tilting attachment for an industrial truck A load tilting attachment for an industrial truck having an upstanding mast and a carriage vertically movable on the mast, said attachment including: a vertically disposed stationary plate secured to the carriage, the plate having a bearing for supporting... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4084715 | Lift truck with means to pivot mast and the fork carriage thereon A fork carriage attitude adjusting arrangement includes a mounting tower secured to and extending upwardly from the forward end of a longitudinally extending frame. A lever arrangement is pivotally attached to the mounting tower and has a hydraulic tilt m... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4069932 | Fork lift truck A fork lift truck includes an operator's protective structure carried on a longitudinally extending frame. The protective structure has a channel member which also forms part of a lift mast assembly. Certain components of the protective structure are holl... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4065012 | Low lift truck A powered walkie/rider low lift transporter type truck especially for slip sheet pallet handling in which a tractor portion is supported from a single drive-steer wheel at one end and load wheels at the other end are pivoted from a relatively short length... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4050597 | Dolly for lifting and transporting vehicle wheels A wheel dolly is illustrated wherein threaded adjustment means are provided for adjusting the level of an inner substantially L-shaped wheel carrying frame within an outer substantially L-shaped wheeled support frame so that the level of the inner frame m... | 09/27/1977 |
| 4040534 | Baled hay loading and transport device A vertically positioned frame member is connected to the tractor lift arms and to a hydraulic stabilizer arm. A hay-carrying arm is pivotally connected to the frame and includes a trio of rearwardly extending hay-engaging fingers. The hydraulic cylinder e... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4013186 | Tire press unloader A tire press unloader for use with a tire press of the standing bladder type which includes a vertically extensible elevator stanchion pivoted at its lower end at the back of the press and pivotally supporting a conveyor platform. When the press is opened... | 03/22/1977 |
| 3998345 | Side loader for fork lift trucks A side loader for use with fork lift trucks or the like having a support frame and a rotatable frame mounted on the support frame for rotation with respect to the support frame about a vertical axis. A reach apparatus is mounted at its inner end upon the ... | 12/21/1976 |
