Abstract: A transport vehicle, particularly for shopping carts in trading establishments, includes a base frame having a U shape as seen in a plan view for embracing a shopping cart at a height substantially equal to that of the lower frame of the shopping cart. The base frame has members with free front ends and a transversely oriented rear drive section. Pivotable brackets are each disposed at a respective one of the free front ends. Guide wheels are each guided in a respective one of the pivotable brackets. A driving wheel is centrally and non-pivotably guided in the drive section. The driving wheel has an integrated mobile driving device.

Abstract: A fork lift truck includes a loading portion to be raised including a loading fork. Pivot levers are connected to the loading fork and lifting wheels are supported in the pivot levers. A lifting linkage extends inside the fork arms. A vertical battery case is mounted on the end of the loading fork. A shaft is supported in the lower portion of the vertical battery case for actuating the lifting linkage. A drive portion includes a horizontal frame plate. A drive mechanism for steering the truck, a support wheel and a pivotable hydraulic cylinder are supported on the frame plate. A lever arm has a rectangular lever plate of spring steel which is twistable about its longitudinal axis, which has a ratio of length to width of substantially 3:1 and which is disposed on edge. The lever plate has one end with a bore formed therein in which the shaft supported in the loading portion is centrally disposed and welded. The lever plate has another end with another bore formed therein.