Patent ID: 6182778
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B60N,B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
A materials handling vehicle having a power unit and comprising:an operator's compartment having a floor;a motor compartment, said operator's compartment and said motor compartment being positioned adjacent to one another across a width of said vehicle so that an operator of said materials handling vehicle faces said motor compartment when operating said materials handling vehicle from a normal operating position; andan extension into said motor compartment in a direction forward from said operator to expand said operator's compartment so as to define a foot receiving cavity and a foot rest spaced above said floor of said operator's compartment, said extension being located so that forward portions of said operator's feet can extend into space normally required by said motor compartment whereby a portion of said motor compartment extends above said foot receiving cavity and a portion of said motor compartment extends below said foot receiving cavity above said floor.