Patent ID: 7429075
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A driver's cab for a load-handling vehicle comprising: a cage-like structure having a plurality of uprights bridged at their upper ends by a roof structure, the cage-like structure defining an opening for providing access to and from the driver's cab; a door moveable to and from an open configuration free of the opening thereby permitting access to and from the driver's cab through the opening and a closed configuration substantially across the opening thereby preventing access to and from the driver's cab, the door being pivotally mounted on one of the uprights about a substantially horizontal pivot axis normal to the main longitudinal axis of the upright about which it is mounted, so that the door moves about the pivot axis to and from an open and a closed configuration in the doors own substantially vertical plane; and the door is further provided with a releasable locking mechanism, the releasable locking mechanism being arranged to secure the door in position by releasably engaging the upright about which the door is pivotally mounted.