Abstract:
A cart may include a frame, a plurality of wheels carried by the frame, a platform movably carried by the frame, and a lift assembly. The lift assembly may be carried at least in part by the frame and operably associated with the platform to move the platform relative to the frame. The lift assembly may include at least one hydraulic actuator having a piston rod movable under hydraulic pressure to move the platform relative to the frame.
Abstract:
A fork attachment that can be used with a fork of a material handling device to handle a load may include a body and a head. The body is constructed to be carried by the fork, and the head is constructed to engage the load. The head is mounted to the body so that the head rotates about the body to engage the load if and when the load is initially misaligned with respect to the head such as when load has an angled base or when the ground beneath the load is uneven.
Abstract:
A portable ramp assembly and method of construction provides a ramp assembly with a pair of side rails and a plurality of panels adapted for releasable attachment to the side rails. The panels have an upper support surface and a like lower support surface facing opposite the upper support surface. The panels are individually removable from the side rails to interchange the upper and lower support surfaces.
Abstract:
A hand truck, with a vertical frame incorporating side rail channels supported on wheels, and a cargo carrying nose, has a longitudinal cross rail extrusion with terminal ends which extend into the channels. The extrusion in cross-section has top, bottom, and side exterior walls connected with interior curved surfaces defining a longitudinally co-extending socket and threaded channel fasteners tap into the socket to anchor therein. Each side rail channel can be provided with walls cooperating with the rear side wall of the channel to form a rear channel and the wheel brackets connecting the wheels to the side rail channels can be secured by fasteners having parts received in the rear channels.
Abstract:
An improved hand truck has a pair of laterally spaced side rails, connected by crosswise braces laterally to form a hand truck frame. Axle supporting front to rear extending brackets are fixed to the lower ends of the side rails and mount axle and wheel mechanism. A forwardly projecting nose piece is fixed to the lower end of the frame. A plurality of trays having product stabilizing crosswise wall abutments of a crosswise length less than the spacing between the side rails have rearwardly extending tray brackets hingedly supported by the frame side rails for movement from a substantially horizontal load supporting operative position above the nose piece to a vertically disposed inoperative stowed position in substantial parallelism with the side rails in which the tray abutments extend between the side rails.
Abstract:
A rapidly erectable four cornered shelter frame for use with a canvas top has a pair of foldable end frame members with corner posts and an end joint at the upper end of each having a pair of upwardly inclined end rafters connected by an end ridge joint which has a ridge member projecting perpendicularly to the rafters. A foldable intermediate frame member has ground support posts with side joints at the upper ends having a pair of upwardly inclined intermediate rafters connected by an intermediate ridge joint to which each of the end frame members also connects. Eave members extend from each side joint to releasably connect to each end joint, which also incorporates mechanism to lock the end rafters in extended position, while permitting them to fold down to a position in parallelism with the corner posts when unlocked. The end ridge joints incorporate mechanism to lock the ridge members in extended position, while permitting them to fold down to a position in parallelism with the corner posts when unlocked, and side joints incorporate mechanism to lock the intermediate rafters in extended position, while permitting them to fold down to a position in parallelism with the intermediate ground support posts when unlocked.
Abstract:
An improved two-wheeled hand truck, with a pair of horizontally spaced, vertically extending side rails, connected to form a primary frame, has axle-supporting brackets fixed to the lower end of each side rail and extending rearwardly therefrom to support an axle and a pair of wheels. An angle-shaped nose plate, having a forwardly extending load support platform, and an upturned rear wall, releasably mounts a generally T-shaped pedestal part with a post which is receivable within the side rail for releasably securing each of the side rails to the forwardly extending portion of the nose plate. A second rigid connection to resist pivoting of the nose plate is provided on each wheel supporting bracket, at a spaced distance rearwardly from each side rail for fixing the upturned portion of the nose plate to each bracket.
Abstract:
A hand truck having a wheeled upright frame is provided at its lower end with a load-supporting nose member swingable between raised and lowered positions, the nose member being biased to its raised position and provided with detent means for releasably latching the nose member in its lowered position. The nose member is pivoted to the upright frame in such manner that when the nose member is in its lowered, load-supporting position the nose member abuts and is supported by the upright frame member, thereby reinforcing the nose member without the need for external bracing. The upright frame carries an extensible and retractable sub-frame to enable the truck to be used for transporting loads of greatly varying height.
Abstract:
A pallet mover intended to lift and move pallets. The pallet mover including a first deck, a second deck and a locking mechanism. In one embodiment, the locking mechanism includes three crescent shaped brackets with elongated slots therein. The two outermost brackets pivot to lift the first deck to raised position, and position the handle upright and at the 45-degree angles (for pushing or pulling the unit). The center bracket includes an aperture to receive the spring-loaded locking pin which locks the deck and handle portion in either the up or down position. The present pallet mover is manually driven thus having increased maneuverability and lower manufacturing cost.