Appeal No. 2003-2134 Page 7
Application No. 09/421,675
rod end 45 attached to a cross member 46. The cross member 46 in turn is pivotally
attached about a horizontal pivot axis between a pair of brackets 47, which in turn are
fixed to the upper ends of the upright rails 27. Actuation of the cylinder 43 causes the
rod 44 to travel in and out, and will cause the upright rails 27 to tilt fore and aft about
pivot pins 30. The upright members 40 can be reinforced as much as necessary for
carrying the loads required for tilting the mast assembly.
Claim 1
Claim 1 reads on Szarkowski as follows: A fork lift truck (Szarkowski's lift truck 10
is a fork lift truck specially designed to handle sod), comprising: a lifting frame
(Szarkowski's mast assembly 25 and fork 26); a rear weight (Szarkowski's overhead
bridge construction 14 which has counterweights thereon); a driver's cab, wherein the
driver's cab forms a load-bearing component of the fork lift truck (Szarkowski's main
frame 11 which includes side members 12, ears 12A, upright members 40, cross
member 42 and braces 41); at least two bearings for the lifting frame at a distance from
each other, by which the lifting frame is connected with the driver's cab in a force-
transmitting connection (Szarkowski's pins 30 which mount upright rails 27 of the mast
assembly 25 to ears 12A and the cross member 46 which is pivotally attached between
a pair of brackets 47 which in turn are fixed to the upper ends of the upright rails 27);
and at least one bearing for the rear weight, by means of which the rear weight is
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