US 12,358,770 B2
Man basket for attachment to telehandler
Darron Alderman, Billings, MT (US)
Filed by Darron Alderman, Billings, MT (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,833.
Prior Publication US 2024/0002204 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B66F 11/04 (2006.01); B23D 59/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 11/04 (2013.01) [B23D 59/007 (2013.01); B66F 9/127 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A man basket comprising:
(a) a frame that is configured to form a front wall, a rear wall, and two side walls, wherein each of the front wall, the rear wall, and the two side walls is comprised of a top rail, a center rail, and a bottom rail;
(b) first and second saw platforms extending inwardly from a center pan of the rear wall proximate to the top rail of the rear wall;
(c) a first work surface that abuts up against an outer edge of the first saw platform and a second work surface that abuts up against an outer edge of the second saw platform;
(d) a material jig that is comprised of:
a telescoping arm that is positioned to a rear of the first and second saw platforms along the center part of the top rail of the rear wall; and
a material stop that is perpendicular to the telescoping arm and configured to secure materials that are laid across the first and second work surfaces;
(e) a floor that extends across an entire bottom surface of the man basket and is connected to the bottom rails of the front wall, the rear wall, and the first and second side wall, wherein the floor is undergirded by a plurality of support beams;
(f) first and second mounting brackets, each of which extends from the top rail of the rear wall to the bottom rail of the rear wall;
(g) a first adapter plate that is connected perpendicularly to the first mounting bracket and a second adapter plate that is connected perpendicularly to the second mounting bracket, each of the first and second adapter plates being configured to couple with a mounting bracket on a telehandler;
(h) a first support wall that is connected perpendicularly to an inside surface of the first mounting bracket and a second support wall that is connected perpendicularly to an inside surface of the second mounting bracket, the first and second support walls being spaced apart from and parallel to one another; and
(i) first and second telescoping members, the first telescoping member extending telescopically from a first end of the top rail of the rear wall, and the second telescoping member extending telescopically from a second end of the top rail of the rear wall;
wherein each of the first and second telescoping members comprises:
a longitudinal arm that is configured to slide into and out of tubing that is situated behind the first and second saw platforms; and
a lateral arm that is perpendicular to the longitudinal arm.