Method of making forks for fork lift trucks
US4488422A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 1983 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66F9/12
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a method of making a fork for a fork lift vehicle, which fork is formed with an integral head, created by forging the same, into a hooked shape form, the rest of the fork being of generally conventional configuration, the fork further including a mechanism to effect latching of the same in position for use made possible by the method and ultimate form of the fork head and to make positive the positioning and release of the fork for movement into various transverse positions with respect to the vehicle.
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