Patent ID: 6062724
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: B01F

Abstract:
A clamp for a lifting apparatus including:a) a lifting carriage being arrayed for selective linear movement by a lifting apparatus, the lifting carriage further including a pair of forks that are arrayed in spaced relationship for mating with a pair of apertures formed in a support frame assembly of an article to be lifted;b) at least one clamping assembly being carried by and with the lifting carriage, the clamping assembly further including a locking arm, an actuator means, and a biasing means; the biasing means being arrayed for urging a locking leg of the locking arm to and towards a clamped position; andwherein the locking arm being selectively moved from a disengaged position to an engaged position by the actuator means, the disengaged position being arrayed for allowing selective movement of the support frame assembly onto and off of the lifting forks, the engaged position being arrayed for retaining the support frame assembly in the clamped position on the lifting carriage when and while the forks are mating with the apertures of the support frame assembly.