Overhead guard for lift trucks

Claim 2

In an industrial vehicle having an operator's compartment and a driver's overhead guard of generally inverted U-shaped construction connected to the vehicle forwardly and rearwardly of the compartment, the improvement comprising a downwardly extending end support leg means pivotably connected at the upper end to one end portion of the overhead bridge of the guard and adjustable to a plurality of pivoted positions in relation to the bridge and to the vehicle, means secured to the upper end of the support leg means which extends outwardly therefrom contiguous to said one end portion of the bridge, and means for connecting said secured means to said contiguous one end portion at a location spaced from said pivotal connection at each position of said plurality of pivoted positions of said support leg means.

Claim 3

An industrial vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein said vehicle is a lift truck, said overhead guard being connected rearwardly of the compartment to a counterweight of the lift truck by said support leg means, and bracket means for securing said support leg means to the counterweight.

Claim 4

An industrial vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein said connecting means comprises a plurality of spaced and selectively alignable openings in said secured means and in the contiguous one end bridge portion, and a member for securely connecting selected pairs of said openings.

Claim 5

An industrial vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein the support leg means is of fixed length, and vertically adjustable connecting means for securing the lower ends of the support leg means to the vehicle at different pivoted adjusted positions thereof.

Claim 6

An industrial vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein a pivot post is secured to the said one end portion of the bridge from which is pivotally supported the support leg means, said pivot post being in spaced relation to said connecting means.

Claim 7

An industrial vehicle as claimed in claim 1 wherein said support leg means comprises a pair of downwardly extending legs to each of which is connected a said connecting means for connecting the upper ends of the support legs to opposite side rails of said one portion of the bridge, and means for securing the lower ends of the support legs to the vehicle.

Claim 8

An industrial vehicle as claimed in claim 6 wherein the portion of the vehicle to which the support legs are secured is adjustable longitudinally to a plurality of positions wherein each support leg is pivotally adjustable for rigid non-pivotable connection at both ends thereof.

Claim 9

A driver's overhead guard of generally inverted U-shaped construction adjustable for use with industrial vehicles of different lengths having corresponding different length requirements for an overhead guard, the improvement comprising downwardly extending support leg means pivotally connected at the upper end to one end portion of the overhead bridge of the guard and adjustable to a plurality of pivoted positions, means secured to the upper end of the support leg means which extends outwardly therefrom contiguous to said one end portion of the bridge, means for connecting said secured means to said contiguous one end portion at a location spaced from said pivotal connection at each position of said plurality of pivoted positions of said support leg means, and means for securing the lower end of said support leg means to a respective vehicle for which a selectable pivoted position of the support leg means is provided.

Claim 10

A driver's overhead guard of generally inverted U-shaped construction adjustable for use with industrial vehicles of different lengths having corresponding different length requirements for an overhead guard, the improvement comprising downwardly extending support leg means pivotally connected at the upper end to one end portion of the overhead bridge of the guard and adjustable to a plurality of pivoted positions, means secured to the upper end of the support leg means which extends outwardly therefrom contiguous to said one end portion of the bridge, means for connecting said secured means to said contiguous one end portion at a location spaced from said pivotal connection at each position of said plurality of pivoted positions of said support leg means, and means for securing the lower end of said support leg means to a respective vehicle for which a selectable pivoted position of the support leg means is provided.

Claim 11

A driver's overhead guard as claimed in claim 8 wherein the support leg means is of a fixed length and the means for securing the latter to the vehicle varies in height in relation to the selected pivoted position of the support leg means.

Claim 12

A driver's overhead guard as claimed in claim 8 wherein a pivot post is secured to the said one end portion of the bridge from which is pivotally supported the support leg means, said pivot post being in spaced relation to said connecting means.

Claim 13

A driver's overhead guard as claimed in claim 8 wherein the overhead bridge of the guard has a pair of transversely spaced side rails, said support leg means comprising a pair of support legs pivotally connected to respective ones of said side rails, said secured means comprising a pair of securing elements, a plurality of selectively spaced alignable openings in each side rail and securing contiguous element, and a member for securing each contiguous element and side rail at selected pivoted positions of each support leg by connecting selected alignable pairs of said openings.

Claim 14

A driver's overhead guard as claimed in claim 11 wherein the support legs are fixed in length, and bracket means for securing the lower ends thereof to different ones of said vehicles.