US3203566A
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Tractor fork loader
Assignee: Frank G Hough Co
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Filing: 1962-09-13
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1982-09-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Keith W Kampert
- 👤 Richard F Zimmerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 07:29
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02F; E02F3/00; E02F3/04; E02F3/28; E02F3/36; E02F3/40; E02F3/402; E02F3/404
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
272 words
IN A TRACTOR LOADING INCLUDING BOOM MEANS AND LINKAGE MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED THERETO AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID TRACTOR LOADING, A LOAD HANDLING DEVICE COMPRISING: (A) A CARRIER PROVIDING A PAIR OF SIDE MEMBERS CONNECTED IN SPACED-APART RELATION BY A TRANSVERSE EXTENDING MEMBER, (B) SAID CARRIER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID LINKAGE MEANS AND TO SAID BOOM MEANS, (C) SAID CARRIER INCLUDING SECURING MEANS, (D) A PAIR OF FORK MEMBERS, ONE PORTION OF SAID FORK MEMBERS CONNNECTED TO SAID SECURING MEANS IN A TRANSVERSE SPACED-APART RELATION (E) A LOCKING MEANS AND A RELEASABLE PROJECTION MEANS TO SELECTIVELY ENGAGE SAID LOCKING MEANS, (F) ONE PORTION OF SAID FORK MEMBERS AND SAID PROJECTION INCLUDING SAID LOCKING MEANS AND SAID PROJECTING MEANS, (G) EACH OF SAID FORK MEMBERS BEING INDEPENDENTLY TRANSVERSELY ADJUSTABLE ON SAID SECURING MEANS DURING SELECTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID RELEASABLE PROJECTION MEANS AND SAID LOCKING MEANS, (H) SAID ONE PORTION FURTHER PROVIDING AN EXTENSION PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND FORWARDLY OF SAID CARRIER, (I) A GRAB ARM PIVOTALLY CONNECTED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF TO SAID EXTENSION PORTION; (J) SEPARATE MOTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID GRAB ARM AND SAID FORK MEMBER, AND TO SAID BOOM MEANS AND SAID TRACTOR LOADER; (K) SAID LINKAGE MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING SEPARATE MOTOR MEANS; (L) SAID MOTOR MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO RAISE AND LOWER SAID BOOM MEANS, TO EXTEND AND RETRACT SAID LINKAGE MEANS TO PIVOTALLY MOVE SAID DEVICE ABOUT SAID BOOM MEANS FROM A LOAD ENGAGING POSITION TO A LOAD CARRYING POSITION AND TO A LOAD DISCHARGING POSITION, AND TO PIVOTALLY MOVE SAID GRAB ARM ABOUT SAID EXTENSION PORTION FROM A LOAD SECURING POSITION TO A LOAD RELEASING POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
272 words
IN A TRACTOR LOADING INCLUDING BOOM MEANS AND LINKAGE MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED THERETO AND EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID TRACTOR LOADING, A LOAD HANDLING DEVICE COMPRISING: (A) A CARRIER PROVIDING A PAIR OF SIDE MEMBERS CONNECTED IN SPACED-APART RELATION BY A TRANSVERSE EXTENDING MEMBER, (B) SAID CARRIER PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID LINKAGE MEANS AND TO SAID BOOM MEANS, (C) SAID CARRIER INCLUDING SECURING MEANS, (D) A PAIR OF FORK MEMBERS, ONE PORTION OF SAID FORK MEMBERS CONNNECTED TO SAID SECURING MEANS IN A TRANSVERSE SPACED-APART RELATION (E) A LOCKING MEANS AND A RELEASABLE PROJECTION MEANS TO SELECTIVELY ENGAGE SAID LOCKING MEANS, (F) ONE PORTION OF SAID FORK MEMBERS AND SAID PROJECTION INCLUDING SAID LOCKING MEANS AND SAID PROJECTING MEANS, (G) EACH OF SAID FORK MEMBERS BEING INDEPENDENTLY TRANSVERSELY ADJUSTABLE ON SAID SECURING MEANS DURING SELECTIVE ENGAGEMENT OF SAID RELEASABLE PROJECTION MEANS AND SAID LOCKING MEANS, (H) SAID ONE PORTION FURTHER PROVIDING AN EXTENSION PORTION EXTENDING UPWARDLY AND FORWARDLY OF SAID CARRIER, (I) A GRAB ARM PIVOTALLY CONNECTED INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS THEREOF TO SAID EXTENSION PORTION; (J) SEPARATE MOTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID GRAB ARM AND SAID FORK MEMBER, AND TO SAID BOOM MEANS AND SAID TRACTOR LOADER; (K) SAID LINKAGE MEANS FURTHER INCLUDING SEPARATE MOTOR MEANS; (L) SAID MOTOR MEANS BEING SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO RAISE AND LOWER SAID BOOM MEANS, TO EXTEND AND RETRACT SAID LINKAGE MEANS TO PIVOTALLY MOVE SAID DEVICE ABOUT SAID BOOM MEANS FROM A LOAD ENGAGING POSITION TO A LOAD CARRYING POSITION AND TO A LOAD DISCHARGING POSITION, AND TO PIVOTALLY MOVE SAID GRAB ARM ABOUT SAID EXTENSION PORTION FROM A LOAD SECURING POSITION TO A LOAD RELEASING POSITION.
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