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US3270899A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Load handling vehicle

Assignee: Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corp
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Filing: 1964-04-17
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Granted: 1966-09-06
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Expires: 1984-04-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Edwin C Brown
  • 👤 Woolman Granville

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 21:48
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P1/00; B60P1/54; B60P1/5404; B60P1/5423; B60P1/5433; B60P1/5428; B66; B66C; B66C23/00; B66C23/18; B66C23/36; B66C23/42; B66C23/62; B66C23/84; B66F; B66F9/00; B66F9/06; B66F9/065; B66F9/0655

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 140 words
A LOAD HANDLING VEHICLE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SELF-PROPELLED CHASSIS, A LOAD CARRYING PLATFORM FIXED ON SAID CHASSIS AT ONE END THEREOF, A TURNTABLE MOUNTED AT THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF SAID CHASSIS FOR ROTATION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, AN EXTENSIBLE BOOM MOUNTED ON SAID TURNTABLE FOR UP AND DOWN SWINGING MOVEMENT, AND A FORK ASSEMBLY HAVING TINES AND BEING MOUNTED AT THE END OF SAID BOOM FOR ROTATION ABOUT A GENERALLY VERTICAL AXIS, SAID BOOM AND TURNTABLE BEING PROPORTIONED TO PERMIT SAID FORK ASSEMBLY TO BE BOTH POSITIONED SOLIDLY AGAINST ONE END OF SAID CHASSIS WITH THE TINES EXTENDING THEREFROM AS WELL AS REVERSED SO THAT THE TINES EXTEND TOWARD THE TURNTABLE AND OVERLIE SAID PLATFORM, WHEREBY A LOAD CAN BE HANDLED AS WITH A CONVENTIONAL FORK LIFT TRUCK AND CAN ALSO BE LIFTED ONTO AND OFF OF SAID PLATFORM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 140 words
A LOAD HANDLING VEHICLE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SELF-PROPELLED CHASSIS, A LOAD CARRYING PLATFORM FIXED ON SAID CHASSIS AT ONE END THEREOF, A TURNTABLE MOUNTED AT THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF SAID CHASSIS FOR ROTATION ABOUT A VERTICAL AXIS, AN EXTENSIBLE BOOM MOUNTED ON SAID TURNTABLE FOR UP AND DOWN SWINGING MOVEMENT, AND A FORK ASSEMBLY HAVING TINES AND BEING MOUNTED AT THE END OF SAID BOOM FOR ROTATION ABOUT A GENERALLY VERTICAL AXIS, SAID BOOM AND TURNTABLE BEING PROPORTIONED TO PERMIT SAID FORK ASSEMBLY TO BE BOTH POSITIONED SOLIDLY AGAINST ONE END OF SAID CHASSIS WITH THE TINES EXTENDING THEREFROM AS WELL AS REVERSED SO THAT THE TINES EXTEND TOWARD THE TURNTABLE AND OVERLIE SAID PLATFORM, WHEREBY A LOAD CAN BE HANDLED AS WITH A CONVENTIONAL FORK LIFT TRUCK AND CAN ALSO BE LIFTED ONTO AND OFF OF SAID PLATFORM.

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