Patent AU-2013201304-B2 (AU)
Title: Carton clamp arm with adjustable pivot block
Inventor: DOSSO ANDREA DAL
IPC: B66F9/18
Filed: 2013-01-15
Granted: 2015-11-19
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/056271 Al 18 April 2013 (18.04.2013) WI PO I PC T (51) International Patent Classification: (SI) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated. /ir even B66F 9/18 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG. AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BIl, BN, BR, BW, BY, PCT/US2inl3/lc2o557 ILZ, CA, CII, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, PCT/US2013/021557 DO, DZ, EC, EL, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, Gi, GM, (iT, (22) International Filing Date: IIN, 1R1, IIU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 15 January2013 (15.01,2013) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (25) Filing Language: English NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, Pil, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, (26) Publication Language: English RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, Tll, Ti, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, (30) Priority Data: ZM, ZW. 61/621,927 9 April 2012 (09.04.2012) US 13/615,116 13 September 2012 (13.09.2012) US (S4) Designated States (unlesn otherwise indicated, for ever kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, Gil, (71) Applicant: CASCADE CORPORATION, an Oregon GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, Corporation IUS/USI; P.O. Box 20187, Portland, OR UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, 97294-0187 (US). TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CII, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventors: DOSSO, Anres, Dal; Via Sale 9,1-37121 Ver- 'E, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, IIR, IIU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, ona (IT). WHITE. Brian; 57 Bron e St., 2idelberg, Vic- MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, toria, 3084 (AU). TR), OAPI (BF, J, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (74) Agents: HASLETT, Donald. B. c al.; Chernoff, Vilhauer, Published McClung & Stenzel, L.L.P., 601 S.W. Second Avenue, Suite 1600, Portland, OR 97204 (US). - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) {Continued on next page/ (54) Title: CARTON CLAMP ARM WITH ADJUSTABLE PIVOT BLOCK (57) Abstract: A lifi truck clamp ann assembly for engaging large cartons, which may contain large household ap 10 pliances. Pivoting clamp pad support 16 assemblies are adjustable to vary a radi 32 at spacing between a pivot pin and a clamp pad supported on the clamp ann 14 4 e assembly by attachnient to the ad justable clamp pad support assembly, to provide desired pressure concentra 20 tions al selected parts of a carton to be 12 gripped. - FIG. 1 Nc 20 12 26 32 18 , 32 W O 20 13/056271 A 11111111111111ll11111ll0111 111111| || ||111 1111111111111|11 |||||| 1111111||||i||||||| - before the expiration of the time limit for amending the - upon request of the applicant, before the expiration of the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of time limit referred to in Article 21(2)(a) amendments (Rule 48.2(h))