A system for interfacing with a hitch of an implement or a vehicle includes: a frame including at least one channel that is shaped to accept a tine of a forklift; a generally vertical spindle carried by the frame; an actuator carried by the frame; and a spindle engager pivotably coupled to the frame and linked to the actuator, the spindle engager defining an engaging position where the spindle engager engages the spindle and a non-engaging position where the spindle engager is out of engagement with the spindle. A forklift incorporating such a system and a method of hitching a forklift to an implement or a vehicle is also provided.


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    Title :

    Forklift-mounted implement or vehicle towing system


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2020-01-21


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    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 / B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS



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