Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – With load-receiving portion – or significant section thereof,...
Patent
1990-10-15
1992-09-15
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
With load-receiving portion, or significant section thereof,...
2807631, 414498, 414635, 414673, 414786, 180 191, B60P 116
Patent
active
051471701
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for manipulating and transporting equipment such as electronic equipment racks is engageable with a rack in either its upright position or its horizontal position and is controllably positionable to rotate the engaged rack to a horizontal position for transport and vertical position for installation. The apparatus comprises a horizontal mainframe which is supported on casters and powered by a steerable pallet truck so as to be easily rollable and maneuverable. The mainframe supports a battery-powered drive unit coupled to a first piston manipulator, one end of which is pivotally attached to the mainframe and the other end of which is pivotally attached to a rotatable rack-support mast. The rack support mast unit contains a second piston manipulator one end of which is attached to the support mast and the other of which is attached to a translatable rack engagement subframe having an engagement footplate at one end of the rack support mast. The rack-support mast is pivotally attached to the mainframe so as to be rotatable between a horizontal position, at rest on the mainframe, and a vertical position, rotated 90.degree. with respect to the mainframe, at which the support mast and its translatable foot may engage an upright equipment rack. The mainframe is further provided with a pair of stabilizer arms which pivot horizontally about the end of the mainframe or which can be retracted into and out of the mainframe whereat the support mast is rotatable to its vertical position.
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Brochure entitled "Multitow Electric Pallet Trucks" by Stokvis Multitor Corp, undated.
Bucci David A.
Hi-Tech Handler Corp.
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