A truck bed is divided into a plurality of bays, each bay being defined by a pair of dividers. In each bay is a pallet. A latching mechanism assembly is attached to a bottom rail of each pallet and comprises a bolt which is spring-loaded outwardly, through the keeper hole in an adjacent divider. A triangular link is rotatably mounted at a fixed pivot point in the assembly. The bolt is coupled to a second point on the link. An actuator is movable substantially vertically and is attached to a third point on the link. When the fork of a lift truck engages the actuator and raises it, the link is caused to rotate about the fixed pivot point, to withdraw the bolt and thereby unlatch the latching mechanism.
Pallet Latching Assembly
2024-08-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS |