| CPC B66F 9/0759 (2013.01) [B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 17/10752 (2013.01); B32B 17/1077 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/365 (2013.01); B32B 27/40 (2013.01); B60J 1/001 (2013.01); B60J 1/02 (2013.01); B32B 2250/40 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2315/08 (2013.01); B32B 2369/00 (2013.01); B32B 2375/00 (2013.01); B32B 2605/006 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. A telehandler comprising:
an operating arm having gripping equipment at an end thereof, the gripping equipment being configured to receive an object thereon;
a cab equipped with a roof, a windscreen, a rear spaced from and disposed opposite the windscreen, and a pair of side uprights, said roof and said windscreen being integrated in a single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover which comprises one or more materials designed to withstand the falling of hazardous material for the safety of an operator onboard the cab, said single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover including:
two glass layers which define an outermost surface and an innermost surface of the single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover, respectively;
three inner layers made of polyurethane; and
two inner layers made of polycarbonate,
wherein the three inner layers made of polyurethane and the two inner layers made of polycarbonate are disposed between the two glass layers and alternate with each other,
wherein the operating arm is movable with respect to the cab so as to position the object above the cab, and wherein the roof is configured to protect an operator if said object falls on the cab,
wherein said single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover extends laterally from a first side upright of the pair of side uprights to a second side upright of the pair of side uprights to provide an unobstructed and continuous view in front of the cab and above the cab,
wherein said single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover has an edge at the roof that extends between the first side upright and the second side upright of the pair of side uprights, and the edge at the roof is a rearmost edge of the single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover, and said edge of said single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover is spaced from said rear of said cab such that said single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover can deform or breakdown upon impact of said object but does not allow said object to pass through said single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover, and
wherein the outermost surface and the innermost surface of the single and continuous transparent or semi-transparent protective cover are each directly exposed to an ambient environment.
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