US 11,866,310 B2
Work assist system for an industrial vehicle
Matthew Jacob Otto, New Bremen, OH (US); Adam M. Ruppert, Wapakoneta, OH (US); Kyle Gigandet, Versailles, OH (US); Craig J. Rekow, Troy, OH (US); and Megan Wenning, Fort Loramie, OH (US)
Assigned to Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed by Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/648,846.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/143,351, filed on Jan. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242709 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B66F 13/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); F16M 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/07504 (2013.01) [F16M 13/022 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A work assist system for an industrial vehicle comprising:
a first support structure including a first portion having a predefined cross-sectional shape; and
a clamp member comprising:
coupling structure comprising a pair of opposed jaw members that are movable with respect to one another, wherein the pair of opposed jaw members each comprise an inner surface having a portion that has a shape corresponding to the predefined cross-sectional shape of the first portion of the first support structure for removably coupling the clamp member to the first support structure at the first portion by fitting the portion of the coupling structure around the first support structure at the first portion; and
mounting structure that removably supports a work assist item that is usable by an operator located in an operator compartment of the vehicle.