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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Matthew K. Hoffman, Greenville, NC (US);
Inventor:
Matthew K. Hoffman, Greenville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., Fairview, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/24 (2006.01); B62B 5/00 (2006.01); B62B 5/06 (2006.01); B62B 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/24 (2013.01); B62B 3/0612 (2013.01); B62B 5/0069 (2013.01); B62B 5/063 (2013.01);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a lift actuator is added to a pallet truck to effect initially lifting a load and a traction command effects fully raising the load while a pallet truck moves. In other embodiments, an electronic controller is programmed to effect initially lifting a load when a lift actuator is engaged and to effect fully lifting the load while a pallet truck moves when a traction actuator is engaged.