Abstract: Apparatus for positioning a load in any orientation. The apparatus includes a base with an attached lift arm that has a plurality of members slidably interconnected. At least one of the plurality of members is pivotally attached to the base, and a rotatable connector is attached to at least one other of the plurality of members opposite the base. A carriage is provided at the distal end of the lift arm. The carriage includes a carrier pivotally attached to the rotatable connector and a track slidably connected to the carrier. Straps and clamps secure a load such as a pipe to the carrier. The apparatus also includes a hydraulic power system to position the lift arm and the carriage.

Abstract: The present invention is a compressed gas cylinder carrier for retaining and transporting a plurality of such cylinders. The carrier includes a cage or framework having a base and top interconnected by a plurality of vertical bars. The base includes slide rails on which is slideably mounted a sled that can move between opposite ends of the carrier within the framework thereof. The sled has a base and a sidewall portion integral there with and extending upward there from. The sled base and sidewall form a cylinder retaining space. One carrier end has a hinged door for providing access to the interior of the carrier. A strap extends around the sled and is engaged through an adjustable buckle secured to the door. The top end of the carrier has a roof structure for forming a forklift receiving cavity. In operation, the present invention is sized to retain a plurality of compressed gas cylinders.

Abstract: A clamping device for carrying barrels having end frame rims is supported on a housing adapted to be lifted by a fork lift truck. Upper and lower clamping heads carried by a parallelogram link mechanism pivotally supported on a bearing holder mounted at the upper end of the housing are normally urged upwardly to a released position by a counterweight carried by one of the links which comprise the link mechanism. When the lower clamping head is engaged with the rim of a barrel and the housing is elevated by a lift truck the parallelogram linkage moves the upper clamping head downwardly toward the lower clamping head against the action of the counterweight and into cooperating clamping relation to the lower clamping head to grip and hold an upper portion of the barrel.

Abstract: A load stabilizer apparatus for a forklift mast includes a mounting member attached to a cross member of a lift carriage of the mast, a stabilizer frame member hingedly connected to the mounting member and pivotable between a stabilizing position and a stowed position, a pair of load stabilizer arms extending from the stabilizer frame member, and load engaging pads mounted on the outer ends of the stabilizer arms. The apparatus is retained in the stabilizing position by a latch pawl which releasably engages an edge of the stabilizer frame member. The apparatus includes a swing control bracket which engages a lower surface of the lift carriage cross member to prevent the apparatus from striking components of the lift carriage when the apparatus is released from the stabilizing position.

Abstract: A manually movable lift truck having a base with a self-contained power plant therein and a column rising therefrom. The column includes a hollow post with a rotatable featureless shaft therein. A flexible chain has an outer end connected with a lift fork, and runs upwardly and then down into the interior of the post. Miter gears and a sprocket are mounted at the top of the post, and the chain runs over this sprocket. The portion of the chain between the sprocket and lift fork is the only active portion thereof, and the remaining portion remains loose and free.

Abstract: A container handling apparatus for lifting a container by first and second apertures in opposite sides thereof, comprising: a frame having first and second sides; first and second reciprocating beams mounted to the frame for inward and outward movement with respect thereto, respectively from the first and second sides thereof; first and second inwardly directed pins, respectively attached to clamp heads at the ends of the reciprocating beams, for registered insertion into the container's side apertures; hydraulic cylinders or motor driven screws for reciprocating the beams with respect to the frame between a released condition and a gripping condition; and either a lock wedge operating against a striker plate and aperture or compression washers for causing the reciprocating beams to move inwardly while in the gripping condition so as to track decreases in the width of the container due to bowing as the container is lifted.

Abstract: A lifting device for polyethylene barrels comprises a pair of arms each having a sleeve for engaging over the fork of a fork lift truck. A cross bar interconnects the arms and is adjustable in length in conjunction with the adjustment of the spacing between the forks of the forklift truck. On the forward end of each end is mounted an arcuate gripper pivotal about a vertical pin on the respective arm. The gripper comprises a horizontal band having a sharpened upper edge with the band curved around a center of the barrel. Each gripper is rotated by a spring in a direction to open forward ends of the gripper to an increased spacing so that the forward ends can be moved forwardly to engage around the barrel and then each gripper pivots about the vertical pin to face the center of the barrel and to engage the barrel under the bead at the upper end of the barrel.

Abstract: A material storage hopper tiltably supported on the bed of a hopper support frame is disclosed, which frame is liftable either by a fork lift or a three point hitch such as used on farm and garden tractors. The frame is ground mountable such that the hopper can be used to store and dump materials while in a stationary, stand alone condition, separate and apart from the three point hitch of a tractor. The frame includes a bracket containing elongated slots in which a pin at the end of the third or central arm of a three point hitch is slidably inserted to permit the frame to level itself when elevated by the hitch above its ground mounted position. The slotted bracket also permits the frame to be self leveling when returned from an elevated to a ground mounted position.

Abstract: Strapping apparatus for applying strapping to packages, and in particular to packages mounted on pallets, including at least one fork which may also be used to lift the pallet, a strapping retaining mechanism attached to a distal end of the fork, strapping guide mechanism and a strapping coil dispenser mechanism. The apparatus may be provided on a trolley or integrally mounted on a fork lift truck, pallet truck or other suitable vehicle. The strapping of the package can be readily attended to during the operation of manoeuvring the goods around a warehouse.

Abstract: A device, adaptable to a forklift, for grasping a storage drum by a lip formed in its top edge. A lifting arm supports the lip from below while a mechanical linkage causes the spring-loaded support arm to be drawn against the inside surface of the lip as the device is raised by the forklift. Further lifting by the forklift causes the drum to be raised while the force exerted by the holding arm against the lip is dictated by the weight of the drum. Lowering the drum to the ground causes the mechanism to automatically release.

Abstract: A push-pull slipsheet handler is attachable to a conventional forklift truck and includes a push-plate assembly mounted to slide over a platen. A push-plate mounted to the assembly may be raised and lowered so that its lower edge may capture and grip a slipsheet edge with a lower leading edge of the push-plate assembly. A single motor mounted to the assembly engages a chain fixed at each of its ends to a base end and free end of the platen, respectively. The apparatus is mounted to a forklift with the forks below the platen for support, and with L-shaped locks attached to the platen and extending behind the fork uprights to secure the apparatus.

Abstract: A material hauler including a first material carrier having wheels for supporting the carrier and permitting its movement along a floor surface and a second material carrier removably supported on a material handling vehicle and positioned at a distance from the first material carrier. The material object to be hauled bridges the space between the first and second material carriers and engages both of the material carriers. Thereby, the two material carriers and the material object all travel with the material handling vehicle to haul the objects. The second material carrier can be lifted above the floor surface by the material handling vehicle and includes a lower member supported on the material handling vehicle and an upper member which is pivotal relative to the lower member. The upper member supports the material object being hauled so that the lower member and the material handling vehicle can turn at corners relative to the upper member and the material object.

Abstract: A dumping hopper and truck trailer washing stand used in connection with cleaning the interior of a truck trailer. The hopper and stand together form a trailer washing apparatus. The stand includes support legs that extend from a ground surface to a platform. Beneath the platform is a container storage area where the hopper can be positioned beneath the platform. To clean the interior of a truck trailer, a truck is positioned adjacent to the stand while the hopper is located below the platform. Waste material is washed from the interior of the trailer and onto the stand's platform. The waste material falls through a grate on the platform and into the hopper located below the stand. A frame structure on the hopper enables the hopper to be transported and vertically positioned by a fork lift. The hopper has a loading position where the hopper is in an upright position with waste material held therein and a dumping position where the hopper is in a tilted-downward position.

Abstract: Apparatus for dumping the contents of a container, for example, a drum, includes a first frame for receiving tines of a fork lift, a second frame for receiving a drum pivotally mounted on the first frame and a latch secured to the second frame. The latch is held by a normally extended spring in a first position latching the first frame and the second frame together. The latch includes a latch pin which extends downward below the bottom of the drum when the drum is raised from the ground for emptying. The raised drum is moved forward into position so that the latch pin engages an upper edge of a receptacle for receiving contents of the drum. As the raised drum is moved further forward with the latch pin still engaging the upper edge of the receptacle, the latch moves into a second position compressing the spring and releasing the second frame from latched engagement with the first frame. This allows the drum to pivot on the first frame to an inverted position for emptying.

Abstract: A loading dock-aid is described that facilitates the lifting and placing of heavy dock plates between the edge of a dock and the back end of a delivery truck. The dock-aid has a lifting boom with a hooked end portion that is inserted into prescribed holes in the dock plate and that is connected via a yoke framework to a roller and an extended handle. The handle provides leverage for a workman to exert pressure thereon and lift up the dock plate. The roller allows the workman to position the whole apparatus in a specific location to then lower the dock plate over the gap between the truck and the dock.

Abstract: An elevating scaffold trailer is provided for transporting burley tobacco stalks impaled on tobacco rods from the field into a curing cell and subsequently out of the curing cell. The trailer comprises an elevating device for raising tobacco rod carrying devices above the height of holding racks within the curing cell. The trailer is transported into the curing cell whereby the elevating device lowers the tobacco rod carrying device below the level of the holding racks so that the tobacco rods are transferred to the holding racks. A method for gathering and transporting burley tobacco to a curing cell is also provided. The method involves using the elevating wheeled scaffold trailer to transport cut burley tobacco stalks to the curing cell and for transferring the tobacco to holding racks within the curing cell.

Abstract: The present invention entails a stationary lift structure for supporting and handling goods and articles and which is particularly designed for use in pharmaceutical or medical-type applications because of the utilization of a sterile-type enclosure for the various components that comprise the stationary lift structure. Structurally, the lift device includes a mainframe that is adapted to rest on a support surface. The mainframe includes a pair of upstanding guide rails. Movably mounted on the guide rails is a carriage that carries a bed structure that can be moved between a lower position just above the support surface and an elevated position. A pneumatically driven hydraulic fluid control system is employed to drive the carriage and load the bed structure from its lower position to an upper elevated position.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an apparatus for lifting a container. The lifting apparatus has an elongate member having a first end and a second end and device for lockingly engaging the elongate member to the container, such as a fifth wheel plate attached to the elongate member which lockingly engages with the container. There is a first end attachment connected in proximity to the first end for connection to a mechanism which lifts the container through the apparatus and a second end attachment connected in proximity to the second end for connection to the mechanism which lifts the container through the apparatus. The invention is also a system for tilting a container. The system includes a fifth wheel plate and device for lifting the fifth wheel plate when it is lockingly engaged with the container.

Abstract: A dumping container for collecting, transporting and dumping primarily ashes removed from an incinerator. A pair of pivoted fore and aft frame members, of hollow box like crossection engage the tines of a manual cable operated hoist. The cable hoist provides the mobility needed to transport the dumping container to the incinerator, elevate it to the open top receiving vessel, and provide tilting and dumping in cooperation with a pair of hooking members on the bottom of the dumping container and the pivotal action of the dumping container fore and aft frame members. An integral water spray bar, connectable to an external water supply, provides water to wet down the ashes during the removal operation.

Abstract: An attachment is provided for a forklift. The attachment including a frame having a mechanism for attaching said frame to the forks of a forklift. A carriage assembly is provided including a carriage frame and drum engaging member. The carriage frame is connected to the main frame for pivotable movement about a horizontal axis of rotation. The drum engaging member is connected to the carriage frame for rotational movement about the axis of rotation. The drum engaging member includes first and second clamps mounted on the drum engaging member for movement relative to one another between open and closed positions.

Abstract: A grapple clamp for lifting a group of objects such as a plurality of cases of soft drinks. The clamp has four clamp jaws hinged to a frame in rectangular or square orientation so as to engage a group of objects with equal force from four sides. The clamp is adapted to be carried by a fork lift truck and each pair of opposing jaw clamps is actuated by a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder. Preferably, hydraulic cylinders are used which are powered by the hydraulic system of the lift truck. The cylinders are interconnected so that the clamping forces exerted by the two pairs of clamp jaws are equalized. A pressure regulator limits the pressure exerted by the opposing jaw clamps on objects. Provision is made to level the grapple clamp on the forks of a fork lift. A load stabilizer block is suspended within the frame. The grapple clamp is cantilever mounted on one side of the forks of a lift truck and a counterweight is mounted so as to counter balance the weight of the clamp and its load.

Abstract: Apparatus for supporting and lifting a load that includes a pair of spaced-apart, L-shaped forks. The horizontal leg of each fork contains a series of longitudinally-extended grooves formed in the load contacting top surface thereof. The grooves reduce the load contacting area of the top surfaces by about 40 percent thereby increasing the frictional forces acting between the load and the forks.

Abstract: A mobile lifting apparatus having an extendable boom assembly supported by a plurality of hydraulic cylinders extending upwardly from a wheeled chassis, and further having a fork attachment coupled to the extendable boom assembly. The fork attachment is configured to engage palletized loads and permits such loads to be raised and transported upon extension of the hydraulic cylinders. The fork attachment includes a buttress assembly that remains relatively stationary as the boom assembly is horizontally extended and retracted. The fork assembly further includes a pair of forks that are pivotal relative to the buttress assembly around a generally horizontal axis. The forks are coupled to the horizontally extendable portion of the boom assembly so that extension and retraction of the boom pivots the forks to change the angular orientation of the forks relative to horizontal. Such angular movement of the forks facilitates engagement and disengagement of the forks with the palletized load.

Abstract: An attachment for a fork lift is provided. The attachment includes two arcuate members which are pivotally connected. The arcuate members have gripping surfaces which approximate a radius of curvature of a cylindrical drum of known dimensions. The gripping members are pivoted together to pivot between open and closed positions. In the closed positions, the gripping surfaces assume the external surface of the drum.

Abstract: A lift truck attachment for handling loads comprises a main frame assembly for attachment to an elevator of a lift truck and a lower slide assembly. A first channel member is associated with a first main frame vertical tube and disposed in an upright position. A second channel member is associated with a second main frame vertical tube and disposed substantially parallel to the first channel member. Upper closing members with center bores are attached to upper ends of the main frame vertical tubes and of lower sliding tubes. Lower sliding tubes are slidingly disposed in the main frame vertical tubes. First and second end members are attached at upper ends of first and second bolts. Third and fourth end members are attached at lower ends of first and second bolts. The first and second bolts pass through the center bores. The closing members are disposed between the first and third end members and between the second and fourth end members, respectively.

Abstract: A rotator including a base frame for being attached to a lift mechanism; a rotating frame; a first latch member attached to the rotating frame; a second latch member attached to the rotating frame a spaced distance from the first latch member for coacting with the first latch member to securely attach a trailer chassis to the rotating frame; and axle structure rotatably attaching the rotating frame and the base frame to one another for allowing the rotating frame to rotate between a first position and a second position to rotate the trailer chassis between an upright position and an inverted position about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the trailer chassis.

Abstract: A forklift truck blade cover constructed of a resilient compressible material that encloses and pads the toe of the forward extending lift blade of an industrial type forklift truck is provided. The blade cover provides protection from damaging pallets, piercing barrels, piercing trailer walls and creating sparks. The blade cover can be sized according to the type or brand of forklift truck being used and can be mounted on existing lift blades without modification. If the operator desires to secure the cover to the blade all that is required is drilling one or two holes in the blade for mounting bolts. The blade cover can be sized so as to prevent entry into certain types of openings in pallets, etc.

Abstract: A drum handler is provided for manipulating drums of known dimensions. The handler includes a frame and carriage attached to the frame to move along a vertical line of travel. A lift drive is provided for moving the carriage along the line of travel. A drum engagement is carried on the carriage for movement therewith. The drum engagement member includes mechanism for gripping a drum. A rotary drive is provided for rotating the gripping member about a generally horizontal axis.

Abstract: A brake drum support apparatus for use with a vehicle having a brake drum and for supporting the brake drum as the brake drum is removed from the vehicle. The brake drum support apparatus includes a base for resting on a support surface; a drum cradle for cradling the brake drum; and a drum cradle brace structure for attaching the drum cradle to the base.

Abstract: Merchandise protector apparatus in conjunction with a lift truck of the type having a horizontal ram is used to enter the core of a coil of steel or like material and move the coil. The apparatus includes a contact wall mounted generally vertically at a right angle to the ram near but in front of its base, such that the edge of the coil, which coil is not aligned with the ram, will first contact a surface pad on the contact wall. The contact wall is mounted with shock absorbers such as springs for absorbing energy of contact and telescoping mechanisms for allowing the contact wall to move rearward and a roller on the top surface of the ram which transfers vertical loading to the ram. The apparatus serves to prevent dents in the coil edges and turn the coil to align it with the ram.

Abstract: A clamp attachment for use with a lift truck for handling rail car bogies. The clamp attachment includes an upper frame that is attached to the carriage of the lift truck for upward and downward movement therewith. A lower frame is movably suspended from the upper frame by four chains. A pair of clamps assemblies are pivotally mounted on the lower frame and actuated by hydraulic cylinders to cause clamping and unclamping of the axles of the rail car bogie for the lifting and lowering of the rail car bogie. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are arranged to move the lower frame and clamp devices therewith into any desired direction for the maneuvering of the rail car bogie.

Abstract: A storage device designed to store primarily elongate objects, and comprising on the one hand a frame and on the other an operating device arranged on a fork lift truck. The storage device is arranged in such a manner that it may be shifted between an essentially vertical space-saving storage position and a horizontal position allowing loading and unloading operations to be performed in a simplified manner.

Abstract: An attachment to the boom of a boom-type vehicle is for lifting and supporting a panel assembly of the type having a panel and a purline. The purline is securely attached to the panel and disposed at an angle thereto. The attachment comprises an attachment connectable to a forward end of the boom of the vehicle for supporting at least a portion of the purline and at least a portion of the panel. The attachment provides selective movement between the purline, the panel, and the boom for permitting the panel assembly to be maneuvered in the desired manner at the construction site. A panel handler assembly is connectable to a forward portion of a mast assembly.

Abstract: A rack for attachment to the backboard of a forklift has a very long laterally extended beam with forwardly extended, adjustable tangs, the rack being designed primarily for use in engaging wide sections of roof ordinarily having a truss along one long ede with the purpose being to safely and conveniently lift each roof section into place adjacent the previous roof section which was similarly put in place, and so forth, during the construction phase of a building such as a warehouse.

Abstract: An assembly detachably mountable on the forks of a fork-lift vehicle includes a frame having channels open at one end thereof for insertion thereinto of respective ones of the forks of a fork-lift vehicle. A bucket having a bottom wall and an open front wall is tiltably attached to the frame for movement from one to the other of load holding and load dumping positions. Located at the open front wall of the bucket is a door movably mounted thereon, which is movable to open and close the open front wall. The assembly also includes power units which can selectively move the bucket relative to the frame and open and close the door. The assembly can be used with a conventional fork-lift vehicle to scoop up particulate material from a surface, and carry the material to another location where it can be dumped from the assembly.

Abstract: A hoist is provided for lifting, positioning and holding a trailer hitch beneath the frame of a motor vehicle to facilitate installation of the hitch. A movable platform supports an upstanding post having a sleeve telescoped thereon. Both the post and sleeve have complimentary non-circular cross sections to prevent rotation of the sleeve on the post. A winch carried by the sleeve raises and lowers the sleeve via a cable attached to the post above the sleeve. A support arm has its proximal end pivotally connected about a horizontal axis to the sleeve. The distal end of the arm receives a variety of couplers for attachment to various hitches. A hydraulic cylinder also carried by the sleeve beneath the arm has a piston rod positioned to engage the arm a short distance from its proximal end to raise and lower the arm with a hitch thereon for angular adjustment independent of movement of the sleeve.

Abstract: A portable draft bar is demountably attached to a horizontally disposed surface of an earth-working implement that is adjustably disposed on an earthmoving vehicle by providing an elongated draft bar that is adapted at its rear end to be driveably attached to the rear portion of a horizontally-disposable surface of an earth-working implement, such as a front end loader, and which is slidably disposed in a clamp adapted to be clamped to a forward portion of the work surface so as to provide three-dimensional stability and connection of the draft bar to the vehicle for use as, for example, in moving trailers and the like.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for lifting, inverting, and stacking trailer chassis has a pair of support arms engageable with arms of a forklift vehicle and a frame pivotally mounted on outer ends of the support arms. The frame is mounted by engagement of pivot pins on the arm ends with apertures in side members of the frame, the apertures being located inwardly from the center of the length of the side members. This off-center placement of the axis of rotation of the frame enables it to be rotated when the forklift arms are raised without requiring power other than normal forklift lifting power. Clamps including a fixed L-shaped bracket and a cooperating slideable bracket are provided on the underside of the frame for engaging chassis beams of a trailer. A locking pin for securing the frame in a position generally coplanar with the support arms is also provided.

Abstract: A device to be employed for moving scaffolding assemblies. The device includes a pair of substantially parallel sleeves intended to receive the tines of a forklift. Support members are affixed to, and project substantially perpendicular from, the sleeves. The support members are telescoping in configuration and include downwardly projecting hooks attached at ends opposite points of attachment of the support members to the sleeves. An interconnecting support member is also provided. Such an interconnecting support member is substantially parallel to the telescoping support members and rigidly attached to the sleeves adjacent the forklift side of the device in order to maintain the sleeves at a defined, desired distance.

Abstract: This apparatus relates to an attachment to the boom of a boom-type vehicle for lifting and supporting a panel assembly of the type having a panel and a purline. The purline is securely attached to the panel and disposed at an angle thereto. The attachment comprises attachment devices connectable to a forward end of the boom of the vehicle for supporting at least a portion of the purline and at least a portion of the panel. The attachment device provides selective movement between the purline, the panel, and the boom for permitting the panel assembly to be maneuvered in the desired manner at the construction site. A panel handler assembly is connectable to a forward portion of a mast assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for handling and discharging bulk bags allowing dosage control is disclosed. A bulk bag is hung from a maneuverable frame with a pair of winches mounted thereon. After opening the bottom of the bag, actuation of the winches tightens a cable looped around the lower portion of the bag to restrict the flow of material out of the opening. A bulk bag specially adapted for the method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus to facilitate the handling of large rolls of paper stock or similar material consisting of two clamping fixtures adapted to be mounted on the tines of a forklift truck and a shaft that passes through the center of large rolls of paper stock or similar material and is also passed through the clamping fixtures, the apparatus facilitating handling of the rolls by the forklift truck. Each of the clamping fixtures includes a sleeve conforming to the profile of a fork tine, a clamping bracket affixed to the sleeve, and a bottom lock bolt for securing the sleeve to a fork tine at an adjustable position on the fork tine.

Abstract: A skid-steer crane attachment is connected to the attachment plate at the front of skid-steer lift arms by a mounting plate and upper and lower mounting brackets. A central boom support is welded to the plate, and a rectangular outer tube is welded to the upper end of the boom support. Angle supports are welded between the outer tube and upper corners of the mounting plate to make the outer tube rigid. A rectangular cross-sectional boom slides within the outer tube and is held in raised, lowered and intermediate positions with a lock pin aligned holes in the boom and outer tube. Booms are extended and lowered with small hand winches and with hydraulics from the supply on the skid-steer. A winch is mounted on the outer tube. A cable extends from a winding reel on the winch, over a sheave and down to a hook which hangs in front of the boom. In one embodiment, the boom support is mounted at an angle to the mounting plate and the outer tube is positioned at the same angle on the upper end of the boom support.

Abstract: A carton clamp load having a pad on the inner side for clamping a load, a first spring beam positioned outside of the pad and supported from its back end, and a second spring beam positioned outside of the first beam and supported at its back end. A uniform distribution of load is provided by supporting the front end of the pad adjacent the front ends of the first and second beams and supporting the back end of the pad vertically from the first beam and horizontally from the second beam.

Abstract: An assembly for movement of heavy objects is made up of a unit which can be arranged on the fork of a forklift truck and which has a sliding plane (5) and an operating mechanism (8) designed so as to be able to pull or push an object onto or respectively out from the sliding plane and along the latter. The operating mechanism has, in parallel tracks below the sliding plane, longitudinally displaceable drive elements (9, 10) and, arranged on these, carriers (13) which project above the sliding plane and transmit force to the object.

Abstract: A device for clamping container comprises a support frame positionable around the container over approximately one half of the circumference thereof, a pair of substantially horizontal support rods provided on the inner side of the frame in the vicinity of respective opposite ends thereof, and a pair of claw plates mounted on the respective support rods upwardly and downwardly rotatable. The support rods extend away from each other in a horizontal plane toward their front ends. The claw plates have inwardly curved edges opposed to each other for the body of the container to partly fit in and each have an upper surface positioned at a higher level than the support rod. The shortest distance between the claw plates through the center of the container corresponds to the diameter of the container body, and the distance between the front ends of the claw plates is smaller than the diameter.

Abstract: This invention relates to an attachment for a fork lift. The attachment permits the fork lift to handle and invert a cylindrical drum of predetermined dimensions. The attachment includes a frame carrying pivot arms which pivot between first and second positions. Distal ends of the pivot arms carry rotating clamps which grip a drum and invert the drum. A clamp motion control mechanism is provided for selectively rotating the clamps and includes a dual piston pressure actuated cylinder. An over-center locking mechanism is provided for locking the pivot arms in a gripping position.

Abstract: A device for attaching a lifting mechanism to a container provided with an aperture through its end wall comprises a probe member secured to the lifting mechanism and including a head portion for location through the aperture in the end wall of the container, and having a surface for abutting a region of the inner face of the end wall bounding the aperture. The probe member further includes a body portion projecting from the container and provided with a surface which abuts a substantially diametrically opposed region of the outer face of the end wall bounding the aperture. On raising the lifting mechanism, the probe member engages the underside of the upper bounding wall of the aperture and is retained in this operative position by co-operation between the surfaces on the head and body portions with the surfaces on the inner and outer faces of the end wall of the container respectively.

Abstract: An accessory chuck for utility vehicles having an upper jaw and a lower jaw slidably suspended therefrom and movable by turning a threaded rod supported by the upper jaw. Suspending members are pivotally attached to the lower jaw and to pairs of carrying nuts that ride on the threaded rods. Turning the threaded rod from either end causes each pair of carrying nuts to ride closer or farther apart, depending on the direction the rod is turned. As the carrying nuts move, the suspending members raise or lower the lower jaw to a releasing or a gripping position, respectively.

Abstract: A drum handling apparatus adapted for use with an integrated tool carrier hicle or a forklift which has coupled thereto a tire handling attachment. The tire handling attachment has a pair of L shaped members which extend and retract. Located at the free end of the L shaped members are rotatable engaging elements. The drum handling apparatus includes a pair of square shaped tubular members in slidable engagement, with each tubular member having at the free end thereof a circular plate which attaches to one of the rotatable gripping elements of the tire handling attachment. Each tubular member has affixed thereto a curved plate with the curved plates to be utilized to grip a barrel or drum when the L shaped members of the tire handling attachment are retracted and release the barrel or drum when the L shaped members of the tire handling attachment are extended.