Patent · US Expired

Slider roller side shifter for use on a forklift truck

US4165008A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
8References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 1, 1977
Grant dateAug 21, 1979
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Expiry dateAug 1, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB66F9/148
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A side shifter mountable on a conventional hook-type lift truck carriage. The shifter includes an upper hook which, through removable wear shoes, accommodates a sliding engagement between the shifter and the upper bar in such a carriage, and a rotary spherical-segment bearing disposed below the hook which accommodates a rolling point contact with the lower bar in such a carriage.

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