Patent ID: 6502878
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A lifting device for displacing a stack of goods, a pack, or a load, comprising:a substantially horizontally extending support forming a support surface, comprising at least two support elements each moveable in a first respective vertical plane for supporting the stack during picking up, transporting, and putting down of the stack, the support elements during picking up being slid under the stack at one of the sides of the stack and during putting down being pulled from under the stack at said side; a lifting member, movably connected to the support elements and displaceable in, a second vertical plane, and a connecting device for movably connecting the support elements to the lifting member, the connecting device comprising: first members for, during picking up or putting down of the stack, moving a support element freely relative to the lifting member through an at least small distance relative to the lifting member in substantially vertical, upward direction; and second members for freely rotating a support element through an at least small angle about an axis perpendicular to said first respective vertical plane, the second members allowing free rotation only when, during picking up or putting down of the stack, the support element has been moved in said upward direction.