Patent ID: 7096999
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
1. A mast for a lift truck comprises: a base section having a pair of spaced, upright base rail members attached to and disposed forward of a lift truck operators compartment; an outer telescopic section having a pair of spaced, upright mid rail members slidably attached to the pair of base rail members and disposed laterally inward therefrom; an inner telescopic section having a pair of spaced, upright top rail members slidably attached to the pair of mid rail members and disposed laterally inward therefrom; a pair of lift chain pulleys, one mounted to the upper end of each mid rail member and each being disposed completely forward of the top rail members of the inner telescopic section; a pair of lift chains, one disposed over each of the lift chain pulleys and having one end connected to the base rail member and a second end connected to the top rail member; and a pair of main lift cylinders connected between the base section and the outer telescopic section and being operable to extend the mast upward by sliding the outer telescopic section with respect to the base section.