Patent ID: 8434598

Claim:
A carpet pole carriage assembly for a lift truck adapted to convey carpet rolled on a core wherein said core has a diameter D 4 , said assembly comprising: a carriage including a transverse front plate and a transverse back plate, said front plate including a carpet pole receiving opening formed in said front plate; and a carpet pole retainer carried on said carriage, said carpet pole retainer including a first section secured to said front plate about said carpet pole receiving opening and a second section secured to said back plate; said carpet pole retainer including a first mounting block secured to said front plate and a first retainer cap secured to said first mounting block by a first adjustable fastener and said second section of said carpet pole retainer including a second mounting block secured to said back plate and a second retainer cap secured to said second mounting block by a second adjustable fastener; said first mounting block and first retainer cap forming a first mounting aperture and said second mounting block and second retainer cap forming a second mounting aperture, said first and second mounting apertures being aligned with said carpet pole receiving opening in said front plate; a core protector carried on said front plate, said core protector including a carpet core receiving opening aligned with said first and second mounting apertures and said carpet pole receiving opening; a carpet pole wherein said carpet pole, said first mounting aperture and said second mounting aperture all have a diameter D 1 , said carpet pole receiving opening has a diameter D 2 where D 2 >D 1 so as to provide clearance for said carpet pole and said carpet core receiving opening has a diameter D 3 where D 3 >D 4 >D 2 whereby sufficient clearance is provided to allow an end of said carpet core to pass through said carpet core receiving opening.