Safety bar

摘要

Disclosed is a safety bar having a resiliently flexible neck connecting a shaft to a head. The head includes a surface connected to at least one pair of spaced apart opposing legs. The surface and the spaced apart opposing legs define a passage and a channel intermediate the surface and the passage. Also disclosed is a method of making such a safety bar. The safety bar can be installed in a reach lift truck for protecting an operator of the reach lift truck from injury due to accidental impact.

主权项

1. A lift truck guard system, comprising:
a lift truck having an overhead guard, the overhead guard having an exterior facing surface and an interior facing surface; a safety bar configured to mount to the overhead guard of the lift truck, the safety bar including a shaft, a head, and a resilient arcuate neck connecting the shaft to the head; the head comprising a surface connected to at least one pair of spaced apart opposing legs; the surface and the spaced apart opposing legs defining a passage and a channel, the channel being intermediate the surface and the passage; a fastener positioned to secure but not fix one of the legs of the safety bar by frictionally engaging one end of the fastener to the interior facing surface of the overhead guard without penetrating the overhead guard; and a removable spacer located between the safety bar and the overhead guard without being penetrated by the fastener and dimensioned to define dimensions of the channel, wherein the removable spacer is removable so that a space is defined in the channel by the safety bar and the overhead guard.