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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 05, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clark C Simpson, Lexington, KY (US);
Jeffrey C Hansell, Ames, IA (US);
Jack L Shafe, Paris, KY (US);
Assignee:
Clark Material Handling Company, Lexington, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414667 ; 414671 ; 414785 ; 414638 ; 414635 ; 414673 ; 405-3 ; 187226 ;
Abstract
A carriage assembly, 20h for a lift truck upright assembly, 12, has pivotally mounted forks, 30, controlled by hydraulic cylinders, 36, that are operated by side shifter circuit, 110, having a single operator control, 124, for manipulating the forks in unison, opening or closing the forks, or shifting them right or left in a coordinated fashion.