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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7909563 | Fork positioner A fork positioner, usable alternatively either as an attachment to an existing load-lifting carriage with forks, or as part of the original equipment of a load-lifting carriage, has a pair of elongate hydraulic piston and cylinder assemblies mountable in an intercon... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7632055 | Fork-lift attachment with multiple forks An apparatus for providing with two pairs of forks a front part of a forklift truck comprises first profiled elements for supporting a pair of external forks and second profiled elements for supporting a pair of internal forks, a guide device that receives internall... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7588409 | Modular assembly for manufacturing structures for support and powered translation of forks in lift trucks A modular assembly for manufacturing structures for lateral translation and/or support of forks in lift trucks, which is formed of a first frame designed to be fastened to the lifting members of a lift truck and of a second movable frame to be mounted on the first f... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7326022 | Tow trailer assembly A modular tow trailer assembly tows cargo behind a motor vehicle. A base assembly pivotally connects to a fork assembly. A hydraulic lifting cylinder moves the wheels downward relative to the fork assembly to raise the fork assembly into a towing position with the l... | 02/05/2008 |
| RE39997 | Fork lift apparatus adapted to be coupled to a truck or trailer A fork lift with retractably extendable loading prongs for lifting loads from either side of a vehicle. The fork lift includes a mechanism for displacing the prongs over and across the vehicle, which mechanism has front and rear transverse girders which can be rigid... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7246685 | Forklift guard A guard for use with a forklift including a carriage and at least one fork coupled to the carriage. The guard includes a first member configured to be coupled to the carriage, a second member configured to be coupled to the carriage opposite the first member, and a ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7175000 | Lifting truck with displaceable masts and balancing cylinder A lifting truck with a telescoping mast and a balancing cylinder is disclosed. The stages of the mast are each constructed with three vertical beams. A mechanism for extending the mast are contained in or near the side beams. The balancing cylinder exerts an upward ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165652 | Fork-lift truck A fork-lift reach truck having an extraction mast which is adapted to be displaced, by means of a mast drive, towards and away from a driving portion of the fork-lift truck on a horizontal guide, a load-carrying means which is mounted on a side shift, a side shift g... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156333 | Bale processor with fork lift An apparatus for disintegrating bales of agricultural materials such as hay. The apparatus includes a processing tub and is provided with a novel adjustable fork-lift adapted to raise bales of different size and configuration into the processing tub. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7074004 | Device and system for loading and unloading a storage container with respect to a transport vehicle A device adapted to operably engage a vehicle to load and unload a container between the vehicle and a surface, and to cooperate with the vehicle to transport the container, is provided. Such a device includes a pair of laterally separated horizontal lifting members... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011487 | Apparatus for transport and delivery of articles A vehicle (10) includes a hollow transfer device (20), a side translating assembly (40), and a lift mast assembly (90). The transfer device has at least one substantially open end and a longitudinal opening intersecting the substantial op... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008167 | Fork positioner for facilitating replacement of forks on lift trucks A fork positioner for a forklift truck has power-actuated yokes, each having a base from which a pair of transversely spaced legs depend, for engaging respective load lifting forks and adjusting their spacing transversely along a fork-supporting member. Each of the ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6969225 | Loader attachment A loader attachment including a frame having a left sidewall and a right sidewall. The loader attachment also includes a first track with a tine slidably coupled to the first track, a second track with a tine slidably coupled to the second track, a first actuator mo... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6902039 | Protective shield apparatus for fork lift trucks Shield apparatus for a fork lift truck includes a flat stiff plate securable to the mast or vertical portion of a carriage of a fork lift truck. The shield apparatus includes fasting elements which are adjustable to fit different sized mast elements of fork lift tru... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851915 | Load handling device for an industrial truck The subject of the invention is a load handling device for an industrial truck having a lift frame, a lift carriage which can be displaced along the lift frame, and a reach carriage guided so as to move on the lift carriage. A load pick-up device is arranged on the ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6672823 | Fork positioner for facilitating replacement of forks on lift trucks A fork positioner for a forklift truck has power-actuated yokes, each having a base from which a pair of transversely spaced legs depend, for engaging respective load lifting forks and adjusting their spacing transversely along a fork-supporting member. E... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6533526 | Fork lift rack displacement device This invention relates to a displacement device mountable on a fork lift rack for allowing displacement of a lift member in a substantially vertical direction. The displacement device has a body with at least one elongated opening having its longitudinal ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6390763 | Lift truck carriage with improved sideshifter A lift truck sideshifting carriage has an upper transverse slide guide with an upwardly-protruding first lip for slidably supporting an upper transversely-extending slide of a sideshifting frame. The sideshifting frame has a second upwardly-protruding lip... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6287073 | Detachable support frame for holding a pair of laterally adjustable load-carrying forks The lift fork rack includes a first beam, a second beam and at least two spacer elements which fix the first and second beams at a distance from and substantially parallel to each other. The load-bearing fork members can be mounted on the first and second... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6241454 | Lift truck vehicle, with a positioning means A lift truck vehicle (F) with a lift device (4) which comprises a positioning device (6) which is inclined with respect to the vertical. The positioning device (6) serves the setting up of the carrier fork (5) (or related device) independently of the lift... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241453 | Satellite vehicle for moving pallet units in and out of storage with transportation vehicles A satellite vehicle for moving pallet units (P) in and out of storage with transportation vehicles (F) is configured as a motor-driven lift-truck (1) with several parallel, adjacent and height adjustable fork arms (2). The position of said fork arms (2) i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6065926 | Adjustable fork tractor system An adjustable fork tractor system is disclosed. The system includes a pair of adjustable forks having remote ends and having near ends with vertical support bars having lower ends attached to the forks adjacent to the near ends and having upper ends with ... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6056503 | Material handling vehicle A material handling vehicle comprising a structure having ground engageable propulsion means and a material handling means comprising a boom mounted on the structure for raising and lowering swinging movement relative to the structure and driven for said ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6027303 | Non-counterweighted lift truck and method of operation A lift truck, especially for lifting boats, includes a self-propelled main frame having a pair of parallel rails extending in a fore-and-aft direction. The main frame is supported by front drive wheels and rear castor wheels. A mast is movable forwardly a... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6022182 | Two directional industrial sidelift truck with rotatable cab A sidelift truck, comprising: a main body (3) providing a load platform (5); a lifting assembly (7) for handling loads to and from the load platform (5); and a cab (9) mounted to the main body (3) and rotatable about a substantially vertical axis (X).... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5951236 | Device for attaching to a vehicle to form a fork lift A winch and rail assembly support structure is adapted to mount to a front of a vehicle. A winch is supported by the winch and rail assembly support structure. A rail assembly is configured to removably connect to the winch and rail assembly support struc... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5915912 | Fork lift apparatus adapted to be coupled to a truck or trailer A fork lift with retractably extendable loading prongs for lifting loads from either side of a vehicle. The fork lift includes a mechanism for displacing the prongs over and across the vehicle, which mechanism has front and rear transverse girders which c... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5913654 | Lateral shifting system for floor transport vehicles Disclosed is a lateral shifting system for a floor transport vehicle, which has a lift carriage with a base frame with one upper and one lower hook edge for mounting fork tines and has a lateral shift frame. The lateral shift frame has two horizontal fram... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5823737 | Probemat handler An apparatus for lifting, carrying, and positioning probemats or fixtures. The apparatus comprises movable opposing side arms having a mechanism for receipt of a fixture handle, as well as a stationary support member. An arrangement is provided to connect... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5813821 | Motorized lift truck adapted to be loaded on the rear of a carrying vehicle A motorized lift truck, with a telescopic arm (9), comprising a chassis (1) mounted on a plurality of wheels of which at least one (7) is power driven. The chassis (1) carries a motor propulsion group (3), a cab (2) and lifting structure (4) disposed betw... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5688102 | Tree moving and planting apparatus A hydraulic lift attachment is connected to the lift arms of a loading vehicle, and includes a base plate with a pair of brackets thereon for pivotal attachment to the lift arms of the loading vehicle. A first jaw member is rigidly connected to the base p... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5667352 | Locking system for extension members on portable lifts A locking system for extension members on portable lifts or the like has a wedge block with a jaw face on one side and a sloped wedge face on the opposite side engaging a complementing fixed sloped face so that when the wedge block is moved upwardly the c... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5618146 | Hay roll transporter A hay roll transporter is adapted to pick up very large hay rolls in the field, carry them to another location, and off load them for storage or further transport. The transporter is in the general configuration of a truck, and may be driven on public roa... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5427495 | Device for lifting a container A container carriage has an elongated skid 30 with an upstanding arm 76 at a forward end thereof, the arm 76 being releasably engageable with a loader 32 mounted on the frame of a container hauling truck 36. A pair of laterally spaced legs 80,82 formed on... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5391046 | Automated apparatus for loading and unloading motor vehicles An automated apparatus for loading and unloading motor vehicles, to be positioned between a loading platform and a vehicle positioning region, includes a frame movable longitudinally to the loading platform, a manipulator-conveyor unit provided with lifti... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5374156 | Carriage assembly and side shift system for a lift truck A carriage assembly, 20h for a lift truck upright assembly, 12, has pivotally mounted forks, 30, controlled by hydraulic cylinders, 36, that are operated by side shifter circuit, 110, having a single operator control, 124, for manipulating the forks in un... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5368435 | Side shifter attachment and retainer for lift truck attachments A side shifter (20) attachment for a lift truck (10) having an upper crossbar (44) and a lower crossbar (46) is disclosed. The side shifter has a rigid frame (24) slideably positioned with respect to the upper and lower crossbars (44, 46) of the lift truc... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5338148 | Laterally movable fork arrangement attached to a working machine A working machine is frontally provided with a structure for removably supporting an implement. The implement which is removably supported is a frame which transversely shiftably mounts two forwardly projecting lifting tines. An electrically powered adjus... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5336039 | Lift truck parallel arm clamp for compatibly maximizing operator visibility and load-carrying capacity A load-handling parallel arm clamp structure for a lift truck comprises a slide guide frame having respective upper and lower pairs of elongate, parallel, vertically-spaced transverse slide guides with load-arm supporting slide members longitudinally mova... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5326217 | Lift truck with negative drop upright A lift truck includes an upright assembly having first, second and third telescoping mast sections. Each mast section is formed from pairs of laterally spaced and interconnected I-beam rails. A carriage assembly is mounted for movement along a path on the... | 07/05/1994 |
