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Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2023
Applicant:

J.c. Bamford Excavators Limited, Uttoxeter, GB;

Inventors:

Darryl Cottingham, Uttoxeter, GB;

Matthew Coope, Uttoxeter, GB;

Ross Taylor, Uttoxeter, GB;

Edwin Ratcliffe, Uttoxeter, GB;

Ben Rudd, Uttoxeter, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/146 (2013.01);
Abstract

A side-shift fork carriage for a material handling machine includes a frame; a first shuttle comprising a first fork attachment member for receiving a first fork; a first fork actuator operable to side-shift the first shuttle relative to the frame; a second shuttle comprising a second fork attachment member for receiving a second fork; and, a second fork actuator operable to side-shift the second shuttle relative to the frame, wherein the first and second fork actuators are operable in a first mode in which the position of the first and second shuttles are side-shifted to alter the lateral distance therebetween, and a second mode in which the first and second shuttles are shifted unidirectionally with the lateral distance therebetween remaining constant.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Cottingham, Darryl. (2026). Side-shift fork carriage for a material handling machine (U.S. Patent No. 12617660). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12617660

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