Patent ID: 9745180
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B66F

Claim:
1. A manually length-adjustable fork for a lifting device such as a forklift truck, said fork having a first outer end and along a longitudinal axis in a forward direction therefrom a second outer end, said fork comprising: a fixed fork part; an adjustable fork part displaceable relative to the fixed fork part and provided from a tubular profile which is open on an underside of the profile; and a locking mechanism connected to the fixed fork part, wherein the locking mechanism is provided with: a locking catch for locking the adjustable fork part to the fixed fork part; a spring mechanism operatively connected to the locking catch; and a fastener accessible from the underside of the tubular profile for manual operation of the locking catch from the underside, wherein the fastener is accessible from a forwardly facing side of the locking mechanism and wherein the fastener is attached directly to the locking catch for ease in engaging and disengaging the locking catch wherein the fastener is accessible when the fork is in an elevated position; wherein the locking mechanism further comprises a fixed part provided with a slotted hole such that the fastener is movable in an adjustment direction therein perpendicular to the longitudinal axis during the manual adjustment of the fork.