Patent ID: 7216564

Claim:
A slot covering mechanism for a forklift having a hollow elongated member, a moving carriage and an accessory mounting means connected to said carriage which travels in a slot in said hollow elongated member said hollow elongated member having a front wall having first and second side members, said first and second side members on said front wall defining said slot, each said side members having a connection means extending therefrom and a single slot cover joining said connection means, said connection means for securing said slot cover to said side members, said carriage having a cover guide connected thereto which moves with said carriage, said cover guide causing the connection means to become separated from said slot cover as said cover guide travels along said slot, the portion of the slot cover separated from the connection means being pressed into engagement with the connection means as said cover guide continues to travel along the slot; and wherein said cover guide has a support wing on either side of the cover guide separated by a recess portion in which the cover passes during movement of the carriage.