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Attachment for fork lift

CA 1137033 A · Owner: General Foods Corporation · Inventors: Weaver, James A.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

An attachment for a fork lift truck for opening and closing sliding doors such as railway freight car doors. The attachment includes a floor that can be engaged by the tines of the fork lift and two vertically spaced apart door engaging members mounted to the floor for transverse movement with respect thereto. The floor also mounts an upstanding cage assembly so that a person can work inside a protected area.

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  • Granted December 7, 1982. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 7, 1999.
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FiledFebruary 20, 1981
GrantedDecember 7, 1982
Term endedDecember 7, 1999
Patent numberCA 1137033 A
Classification (IPC)B66F19/00 +2 more

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198219841986198819901992199419961998Application filedFeb 20, 1981Patent grantedDec 7, 1982Term endedDec 7, 1999

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