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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
David S. Yantek, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Terrence M. Toohig, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Kent D. Meyers, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll-Rand Company, Woodcliff Lake, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/506 ; B60R 2/102 ; B60R 2/113 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/506 ; B60R 2/102 ; B60R 2/113 ;
Abstract
A protective apparatus for use in an industrial vehicle having an operator station including a protective member adapted to be connected with the vehicle so as to be generally disposed above the operator station. The protective member has a plurality of apertures configured to allow sound waves from vibrations of the vehicle to propagate through the protective member while generally preventing solid objects from falling through the protective member.