GB2347917A - Fork attachment - Google Patents

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GB2347917A
GB2347917A GB9906135A GB9906135A GB2347917A GB 2347917 A GB2347917 A GB 2347917A GB 9906135 A GB9906135 A GB 9906135A GB 9906135 A GB9906135 A GB 9906135A GB 2347917 A GB2347917 A GB 2347917A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/065—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks non-masted
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B66—HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
    • B66F—HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD
    • B66F9/00—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes
    • B66F9/06—Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks
    • B66F9/075—Constructional features or details
    • B66F9/12—Platforms; Forks; Other load supporting or gripping members

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Abstract

A fork attachment for connection to the fifth wheel coupling of a towing vehicle comprises a set of forks, a rubbing plate and a king pin. Preferably the forks are adjustably positioned on a rack which, together with the rubbing plate and king pin, are connected to a strengthening structure made from I-section beams e.g. by bolting (Fig 2). Preferably the towing vehicle is a Tugmaster (RTM) in which the fifth wheel coupling is raisable and lowerable allowing a load to be picked up or lowered when the attachment is so connected.

Description

Tug Forks The drawings show a design which, after connecting to a Tugmaster
vehicle, will act as a fork lift truck.
Tugmastersbre widely used in shipping ports around the world and work in a similar manner to an articulated lorry. They both have a 5th wheel, which connets to the king pin on a trailer. However, the 5th wheel on a raised and lowered.
Drawing no 2 shows the design, which incorporates a rubbing plate and king pin connected to a fork rack and a set of forks.
Drawing no 3 shows the basic principles of what the design actually does.

Claims (5)

Claims.
1. A design of forks which allow a TugmasterLvehicle to act as a forklift truck once
the forks have been fitted to the 5"'wheel of the Tugmatserehicle. These forks fit to the 5th wheel by use of a kingpin to connect to the rubbing plate and 5th wheel in the same manner as an articulated vehicle connects to a trailer.
2. The forks as described in claim one are connected to a construction made up of a fork adjusting rack, rubbing plate, kingpin and bolted to a strengthening structure made from'I'sections of steel, which are welded together.
3. A set of forks as described in claim 1 and 2 can be fitted to allow a Tugmasterlto operate as a forklift truck and can be detached to allow normal use of the
@ugmaste@.
4. As described in claim 3 by raising or lowering the 5th wheel the forks will also
raise and lower. Thus the attachment allows the TugmasterZvehicle to be used as a standard forklift type vehicle and a normal Tugmaster
5. A Fork Attachment substantially as herein described with the respect to the accompanying drawings.
5. A set of forks and connection substantially as herein described, to the Tugmaster
vehicle as shown in the accompanying drawings Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows 1. A Fork Attachment for connecting to a fifth wheel coupling of a Tugmaster (RTM) Vehicle to enable the vehicle to act as a fork lift truck, the attachment comprising a set of forks, a rubbing plate and a king pin.
2. The Fork Attachment of Claim 1 in which the fork set adjustably positionable on a fork rack part of the attachment.
3. The Fork Attachment of Claim 2 in which the rack, rubbing place and king pin are bolted to a strengthening structure made from I section steel beams.
4. A method of using a Tugmaster (RTM) vehicle as a fork lift truck comprising uncoupling the vehicles trailer from its fifth wheel coupling, connecting the attachment of any of Claims 1-3 to the vehicles fifth wheel coupling and raising or lowering its fifth wheel to allow loads to be picked up or lowered by the attachment forks.
GB9906135A 1999-03-18 1999-03-18 Fork attachment for Tugmaster (RTM) vehicle Expired - Fee Related GB2347917B (en)

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1054978A (en) * 1900-01-01
US5603597A (en) * 1996-05-15 1997-02-18 Sandra K. Clay Round hay bale lifter and transport device
US5833424A (en) * 1997-09-23 1998-11-10 Bales; Jerry L. Round hay bale lifter

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1054978A (en) * 1900-01-01
US5603597A (en) * 1996-05-15 1997-02-18 Sandra K. Clay Round hay bale lifter and transport device
US5833424A (en) * 1997-09-23 1998-11-10 Bales; Jerry L. Round hay bale lifter

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