Patent ID: 7658259
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: B62D,B66F

Abstract:
1. A material handling vehicle, comprising: an operator compartment; a fore operator control handle for selecting a direction and a speed of travel, the fore control handle being mounted at a first end of the operator compartment and configured for operation in a fore vehicle direction; an aft operator control handle for selecting a direction and a speed of travel, the aft operator control handle mounted to a second end of the compartment and configured for operation in the aft vehicle direction; a floor switch in a position accessible by an operator operating the vehicle using at least one of the fore control handle and the aft control handle; and a traction system controlled by the fore and aft operator control handles to drive the lift truck in a selected direction, wherein an operator can control the traction system while facing either of the first or the second end of the compartment, wherein the floor switch is selectively activatable to enable operation from both the fore operator control handle and the aft operator control handle.