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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Gregory W. Smiley, Greene, NY (US);
Robert J. Lewis, Binghamton, NY (US);
Kurt R. Werner, Auburn, NY (US);
H. Scott Ryan, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Gregory W. Smiley, Greene, NY (US);
Robert J. Lewis, Binghamton, NY (US);
Kurt R. Werner, Auburn, NY (US);
H. Scott Ryan, Skaneateles, NY (US);
The Raymond Corporation, Greene, NY (US);
Abstract
A material handling vehicle includes an operator compartment having two operator control handles, a deadman switch accessible by an operator using either control handle, and a traction system. The traction system is controlled by the control handles to drive the vehicle in a selected direction, wherein an operator can control the traction system while facing one of the selected directions and the deadman switch is selectively activatable to enable operation from both control handles.