Abstract: A lift truck upright having a fixed upright section, one or more telescopic upright sections supported outwardly and rearwardly of the fixed section and a load carrier mounted from the outer telescopic section. The side upright rail assemblies are mounted at predetermined forwardly diverging angles relative to the central plane of the lift truck and may be mounted from the truck either over the drive wheels, in front of and in alignment with the drive wheels, or inwardly of the drive wheels, in both two-stage and triple-stage upright constructions. Primary lift cylinders are nested behind respective upright rail sections and, in the triple-stage version, full free-lift cylinders are mounted either in front of the upright rail assemblies or behind said rail assemblies in nested relation with the rail assemblies.

Abstract: A lift truck upright having a fixed upright section, one or more telescopic upright sections supported outwardly and rearwardly of the fixed section and a load carrier mounted from the outer telescopic section. The side upright rail assemblies are mounted at predetermined forwardly diverging angles relative to the central plane of the lift truck and may be mounted from the truck either over the drive wheels, in front of and in alignment with the drive wheels, or inwardly of the drive wheels, in both two-stage and triple-stage upright constructions. Primary lift cylinders are nested behind respective upright rail sections and, in the triple-stage version, full free-lift cylinders are mounted either in front of the upright rail assemblies or behind said rail assemblies in nested relation with said rail assemblies.

Abstract: A handle preferably in the shape of an inverted frusto-pyramid is attached to the extremity of a control rod which is received in a longitudinal bore in the handle. The control rod has a transverse opening in its extremity that can be aligned with a transverse bore in the handle that intersects with the longitudinal bore. A bolt is insertable through the transverse bore and aligned transverse opening. The bolt has a bolthead portion and a threaded end portion. The threaded end of the bolt may be placed in mating engagement with internal threads of a nut to secure the handle to the control rod.