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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Andrew James Sukalski, Fairmont, MN (US);
Thomas Howard Johnson, Winnebago, MN (US);
Scott Ray Janssen, Fairmont, MN (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a lift truck attachment system that includes a lift truck carriage with an upper carriage support and a lower carriage support secured between two support brackets. The lift truck carriage is dimensioned to fit at least partially between opposing masts of a lift truck, such that the upper and lower carriage supports do not extend substantially beyond a forward surface of the mast. A device assembly, is mounted to the lift truck carriage, the device assembly including a base portion removably secured to the upper and/or lower carriage supports via one or more attachments. The device assembly can include a carriage scale removably secured to the base portion, the carriage scale configured to support load handling fixtures, such as a lift fork. In some examples, a single carriage support is used.