Patent ID: 7308972

Claim:
Apparatus in combination with a wheel supported forklift vehicle including a pair of forwardly projecting parallel forks having generally vertical portions, to provide for supporting and transporting a load positioned below said forks, said apparatus comprising a substantially horizontal carrier member removably resting on said forks, said carrier member having parallel spaced and downwardly facing open bottom channels receiving said forks and restraining lateral movement of said carrier member relative to said forks, said open bottom channels providing for separating said carrier member from said forks in response to movement of said forks downwardly from said carrier member, a substantially vertical shaft supported by said carrier member between said forks and for rotation on a substantially vertical axis, a load support member connected to a lower end portion of said shaft and projecting downwardly from said shaft for engaging the load, a connector member connecting said carrier member to said forks and restricting forward and rearward sliding movement of said carrier member on said forks, said connector member including an elongated arm projecting rearwardly from said carrier member, laterally extending elongated horizontal cross members connected to said arm, and said cross members are positioned adjacent both front and rear surfaces of said vertical portions of said forks.