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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Gregory Holland, Endicott, NY (US);
David Howe, Binghamton, NY (US);
Inventors:
Gregory Holland, Endicott, NY (US);
David Howe, Binghamton, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Raymond Corporation, Greene, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A material handling vehicle includes an operator compartment having a floor. A step is disposed in the operator compartment and spaced above the floor. A first deadman switch is disposed in the floor for actuation by an operator standing on the floor in the operator compartment. A second deadman switch is disposed in the step for actuation by an operator sitting in the operator compartment, wherein simultaneous actuation of the first deadman switch and the second deadman switch disables operation of both deadman switches.