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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allen B. Kautz, Wheaton, IL (US);
Robert D. Gruber, New Lenox, IL (US);
Assignee:
Interlake Material Handling, Inc., Naperville, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 9/600 ;
Abstract
A storage rack column protector ( ) is designed to protect a column ( ) from damage from a straddle or outrigger type fork truck. If one of the outrigger forks is aimed at and heading toward the protected column ( ), a ramp ( ) on the protector raises the offending outrigger fork and thus also the wheel of the fork truck. Should the fork truck continue advancing, a stop ( ) will bring the outrigger fork and the fork truck to a complete stop before it makes impact with the column.