US 12,434,955 B2
Jaw attachment for a pallet lift vehicle
Harold Dewayne Morgan, Attalla, AL (US)
Filed by Harold Dewayne Morgan, Attalla, AL (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/452,611.
Prior Publication US 2025/0066171 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. B66F 9/18 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/18 (2013.01) 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A jaw attachment for a pallet lift vehicle, said pallet lift vehicle having a pallet lifting fork with upper and lower cross bars, said jaw attachment assembly comprising:
an attachment member configured to be removably attached to the pallet lifting fork and comprising a vertical portion from which extends upper and lower opposing flanges, said opposing flanges forming a channel for receiving said upper and lower cross bars, and a tine member extending horizontally from a base of said vertical portion;
a vertical stanchion attached to said vertical portion and extending vertically from said tine member, the vertical stanchion having a top portion and a lower portion and wherein said top portion is tapered with respect to said lower portion in order to allow the stanchion to flex during operation;
a jaw member pivotally attached at one end to the lower portion of said vertical stanchion;
a bi-directional actuator having a first end pivotally attached to the top portion of said stanchion and a second end pivotally attached to said jaw member such that activation of said actuator pivots said jaw member vertically in relation to said tine member.