Abstract A shelf loader for long materials comprises an elongated frame which is movable on wheels between shelf compartments and which carries a lift frame which is movable upwardly and downwardly on a side thereof. The lift frame provides a stand for one or more operators and it includes a telescoping member having a load carrier thereon which may be shifted laterally in a direction toward the shelf compartments for the purpose of lifting long elements from the shelves or inserting them on the shelves. In one form the load carrier is attached to the lifting frame by hinged braces which permits it to be lifted upwardly and shifted laterally, and in another arrangement it is carried on a car which may be moved transversely along the lifting frame from one shelf side to an opposite shelf side. The lifting frame is adapted to carry a removable hoist. The load bearing platform is advantageously carried on a support truss which is vertically movable in order to shift the load off the carrier to permit the shifting movement of the carrier and the realignment of the load therewith at a laterally spaced location. The load carrier itself includes transversely shiftable portions so that the load may be shifted by a combination of movements of the shiftable load carrier portions and the lifting truss.
A shelf loader for loading materials on one or more shelf compartments arranged in rows, comprising a loader frame adapted to be moved between the rows of the shelf compartments, a lift platform, means supporting said lift platform on said loader frame for up and down vertical movement thereon, a supporting plate carried on said lift platform, a box member movable along said platform from side to side thereof and carrying said supporting plate, at least one loader carrier plate on said supporting plate and being shiftable laterally in respect to said supporting plate in directions toward and away from the shelf compartments on each side of said lift platform, and lift truss means on said box member and connected to said supporting plate and including a member movable below said supporting plate to engage a load on said plate and lift it upwardly therefrom.
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A shelf loader for loading materials on one or more shelf compartments arranged in rows, comprising a loader frame adapted to be moved between the rows of the shelf compartments, a lift platform, means supporting said lift platform on said loader frame for up and down vertical movement thereon, a supporting plate carried on said lift platform, a box member movable along said platform from side to side thereof and carrying said supporting plate, at least one loader carrier plate on said supporting plate and being shiftable laterally in respect to said supporting plate in directions toward and away from the shelf compartments on each side of said lift platform, and lift truss means on said box member and connected to said supporting plate and including a member movable below said supporting plate to engage a load on said plate and lift it upwardly therefrom.