FORKLIFT SHIPPING AND HANDLING APPARATUS

摘要

A shipping and handling system for a fork lift truck that has a cab and rails extending vertically above the cab. A first bracket is secured to the back of the rails and a second bracket is secured to the back of the cab. One bracket is provided with wheel while the other is provided with legs so that the truck is able to rest on the brackets when it is tipped over upon its back. A special adaptor is provided that allows a second fork lift truck to hitch onto the unwheeled bracket and lift the bracket off the support surface whereupon the first truck can be easily maneuvered from place to place.

主权项

1. A shipping and handling system for a motorized fork lift truck having a front and a back, a cab including an operator's compartment and lifting rails having a located in the front of the truck and extending upwardly beyond a top of the cab, wherein said system includes:
a first bracket that is connected to said lifting rails; a second bracket that is connected to said cab; a set of wheels mounted upon one of said first and second bracket and supporting legs mounted upon said other of said first and second bracket so that said fork lift truck is place in a prone position and rests on said wheels and said support legs.