Side-loading fork lift vehicle

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1989-04-25

1991-02-26

Spar, Robert J.

Material or article handling

Self-loading or unloading vehicles

Loading or unloading by other carrier or mover means, and...

180234, 280 91, 280 4324, 414282, 414541, 414635, 414665, B62D 100, B66F 900

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049957740

ABSTRACT:
A side-loading all-terrain fork lift vehicle for handling heavy loads which are long relative to their width, e.g., junked cars, and are stored in multi-level racks separated by narrow aisles and having restricted vertical clearance between levels. The vehicle body, which is about 28 feet long, has a longitudinal, low-slung, load-carrying frame section in front of an operator's cab and at its front and rear ends is mounted by hydraulic piston and cylinder units on front and rear ground wheels which can be independently driven and steered in forward or reverse through a full 180.degree. arc for straight ahead and sideways movements, for radius turning movement, and for crabwise movement. The mast is mounted on a trolley guided for reciprocal movement along a pair of transverse beams in the mid-region of the frame section which can be lowered by the hydraulic units so as to rest on the ground during on-loading and off-loading for maximum stability of the vehicle. Interlocks prevent vehicle movement when the frame section is down or the mast is up. The mast can be tilted slightly forward to facilitate on-loading and off-loading and slightly back for safety during load transfer when the mast is up, and can also be shifted slightly to either side if the fork arms are not properly aligned with the rack.

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