Abstract: An upright, particularly for a counterbalanced, high lift truck, comprising first and second telescoping dual mast sections disposed in fore and aft relationship, each section having laterally spaced outer, intermediate, and inner rails, and a load carriage elevatable on the inner rails of the front mast section providing a five-stage, sextuple upright. The carriage has side thrust and vertical guide roller pairs travelling in anti-friction engagement on the inner rails spaced to distribute the forces for reducing roller wear and rail distortion. The carriage has a free lift that leaves the top of the carriage flush with the top of the upright reducing the possibility of ceiling damage. The carriage also does not extend laterally beyond the sides of the mast section to reduce interfering with objects alongside the lift, such as storage racks, when engaging a load. The rails and carriage overlap to a high degree thereby allowing loads to be lifted by a truck having a smaller capacity.

Abstract: A powered dual walkie/rider low lift transporter type truck especially for slip sheet pallet handling in which one tractor portion is supported from a single drive-steer wheel at one end, a second tractor portion is supported from a dual caster wheel at a corresponding one end, and load wheels at the other end of each truck are pivoted from a relatively short length L-shaped platform or frame and are actuatable to lift and lower the platform by actuator-linkage means on each truck. The trucks are coupled together lengthwise of adjacent inner sides thereof. A pair of channel members are located intermediate the drive-steer and load wheels of the one truck and between the caster and load wheels of the other truck, each having stop members secured therein and camming or open portions formed at the bottom of the rear flanges.

Abstract: A powered walkie/rider low lift transporter type truck especially for slip sheet pallet handling in which a tractor portion is supported from a single drive-steer wheel at one end and load wheels at the other end are pivoted from a relatively short length L-shaped platform or frame and are actuatable to lift and lower the platform by actuator-linkage means. A pair of channel members are located intermediate the drive-steer and load wheels having stop members secured therein and camming or open portions formed at the bottom of the rear flanges. A load supporting relatively long L-shaped platform or frame is mounted in the channel members by pairs of upper and lower guide rollers; it overlaps, extends forwardly of and is elevatable in a horizontal plane with the short platform to transport a load.