Mounting system for mounting a forklift on a vehicle

Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles

Reexamination Certificate

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C414S462000

Reexamination Certificate

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07927061

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is an improved mounting system for mounting a forklift to the rear of a vehicle such as a truck or trailer. The mounting system includes in combination a forklift and a vehicle, the forklift having a frame, a pair of spaced apart front wheels and at least one rear wheel. The forklift also has a pair of forks that are movably mounted to the frame, the pair of forks movable in at least a vertical direction relative to the frame. The vehicle has a rearward end with a fork support that receives the pair of forks of the forklift. The mounting system includes a pair of mounting brackets, each of the mounting brackets being fixedly attached to the forklift frame or the rearward end of the vehicle and having an opening defined therethrough. The opening has a closed perimeter. Also included is a pair of receiving pins, the receiving pins being dimensioned such that they can slide through the opening in each of the mounting brackets.

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Photograph and two drawings of a mounting hook (believed to have been offered for sale, publicly used, and/or published prior to the filing date of this application).

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