Crown Equipment Corporation

Daniel W Kahlig

Daniel C Magoto

Steven R Pulskamp

Benjamin John Purrenhage

Mark J Sherman

Patrick A Soder

Larry A Niemeyer

Danny L Dunlap

Martin E Romer

John A Turner

Liming Yue

Justin L Benacquisto

Kyle S Spieker

A wheel guard is provided for use on a material handling vehicle comprising a steering assembly, an axle extending through the steering assembly and a steer wheel mounted on the axle. The wheel guard may comprise: a front plate to be positioned adjacent to the steer wheel; an axle support coupled to and extending transverse to the front plate and comprising an axle aperture through which the vehicle axle is to be extended, the wheel guard to be rotatable about the axle; and a stop coupled to at least one of the front plate or the axle support to limit rotational movement of the wheel guard about the axle.

Wheel guard

An improved cart and pallet system and an improved compactly stackable pallet for use in the system are disclosed. The improved pallet has a central support extending beneath the pallet with channels on either side of the support. The support and channels are engaged by a ledged, generally U-shaped deck of a cart or pallet truck of the application.

Cart/pallet system

Pallet

Pallet truck

A materials handling vehicle is provided with a frame including an operator's compartment having an entrance, a drive mechanism supported on the frame, a material handling unit coupled to the frame, and a device including an actuator located across the threshold of the entrance of the operator's compartment. The device generates an alert signal when a portion of an operator's body engages the actuator.

Device for a materials handling vehicle

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Fort Recovery, OH, United States of America

Daniel W Kahlig