Patent ID: 9586605
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B62B,B66F

Claim:
1. A powered pallet truck comprising: a base support portion having a base frame and a load lift portion having a load lift frame, the load lift portion further comprising a pair of forks that extend forwardly and a channel having spaced apart side walls that are fixedly connected to a rear wall; a drive wheel being rotatably connected to the base frame; a drive motor coupled to the drive wheel; a lift mechanism operable for moving the load lift portion and the forks thereof up and down relative to the base support portion; the lift mechanism further comprising a lift cylinder device connected at a first portion to a lift cylinder device seat that extends from the base frame and is disposed forward and below a top of the drive wheel and forward of a rearmost portion of the load lift frame; the lift cylinder device being pivotally connected at a second portion to the spaced apart side walls of the channel of the load lift frame; wherein the lift cylinder device is recessed within the channel, forward of the rear wall and forward of the rearmost portion of the load lift frame; and a pressurized fluid supply mechanism connected to the load lift frame and configured to supply pressurized fluid to the lift cylinder device.