A forklift tine covering device has a rigid fore portion 5, a tine attachment mechanism 3 and a resiliently deformable support portion 12, which may be a compression spring. The support portion is arranged to enable the fore portion to move with respect to the mechanism and tine in use absorb impact on the fore portion. The fore portion may be arcuate and have a resiliently deformable surface 1. The tine attachment mechanism may have a sleeve 14 made from mild steel and a threaded part with a knob 13 to screw down on to the tine. A pair of devices may have a connecting means such a lanyard or chain to keep them together.
A forklift tine covering device and associated apparatus
2021-12-29
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last |