Patent ID: 8944218
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A pallet fork comprising: a frame, the frame including a top support tube, and a bottom support tube between opposing end plates; a fork bar and a carriage plate supported by the frame and extending in a longitudinal direction of the pallet fork; a fork tine mounted to the fork bar via a slotted tube, the fork tine having a pivotable motion and a lateral motion relative thereto, the fork tine including a vertical leg and a horizontal leg, wherein the slotted tube is at an upper portion of the vertical leg; a locking plate having a plurality of notches provided on the top support tube; and an upper locking member configured to be selectively inserted through a slot in the slotted tube and through one of the plurality of notches to engage the vertical leg of the fork tine with the locking plate and restrict the lateral motion of the fork tine, the upper locking member having a head portion with an open point that rests on a top surface of the top support tube, the slotted tube is disposed between the vertical leg of the fork tine and the head portion of the upper locking member.