There is disclosed a portable work station comprising a generally vertical frame mounted to a base having wheels mounted thereon which allow the vertical frame, and a lifting platform mounted on the vertical frame, to be maneuvered across a flat floor surface. Preferably, the wheels are freely rotatable in any direction to allow the base to be easily manoeuvered on a flat floor surface. The wheels may be powered with motors and controlled via an operator control to move the base and the lifting platform into any desired height and orientation with a high degree of manoeuverability.

An aerial lift that is interlocked with a fall-protection safety apparatus and may be further interlocked with at least one additional safety apparatus. The aerial lift is equipped with a monitoring system that is configured to detect whether a connector of a safety line of the fall-protection apparatus appears to be connected to a safety harness of a user of the aerial lift.

The invention relates to a scissor arm assembly for a scissor lift, comprising two scissor arms (124, 125) pivotally mounted about a shaft (70). Each arm is made of a tubular beam having a local reinforcement plate (80, 81, 82) welded on either side. Each arm (124, 125) has two through-holes (101, 102; 103, 104) for the shaft (70), each of which is made in a respective side of the beam and the corresponding reinforcement plate. The shaft (70) is circumferentially supported in each hole by both the wall of the beam and the corresponding reinforcement plate (80, 81, 82). The shaft is free of support inside the beam between the two through-holes (101, 102; 103, 104). This avoids having to weld, on either side of the scissor beam, a part inserted therein to house the shaft (70).

A forklift according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is capable of measuring weight of a cargo that is to be transported by the forklift. The forklift according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention measures weight of a cargo by a displacement according to compression by tensile force applied to the chain 50 in a portion, in which the chain 50 is installed in a top frame 14.

A vehicle-attached lifting device and tool support is provided. The device comprises a dual-rail frame supported in an upright configuration by the vehicle tow hitch, wherein an internal subassembly support frame is positioned between the rails for the purposes of supporting different lifting and tool support subassemblies. Along the sides of the upright frame is a pair of ground support members that extend downward towards the ground to support the frame during operation, preventing the load from compressing the vehicle suspension or damaging the same. A winch controls the vertical positioning of the support frame within the dual-rail frame, which controls the position of a lifting or tool support subassembly. Many subassemblies are contemplated for use with the present invention for the purposes of assisting a user without requiring manual input therefrom. The device can also adjust with relation to the vehicle using different trailer hitch attachments.

An aerial lift that is interlocked with a fall-protection safety apparatus and may be further interlocked with at least one additional safety apparatus. The aerial lift is equipped with a monitoring system that is configured to detect whether a connector of a safety line of the fall-protection apparatus appears to be connected to a safety harness of a user of the aerial lift.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an equipment platform comprising a top portion, a bottom portion, and a hollowed portion between the top and bottom portions. The hollowed potion may comprise two entry inlets configured to receive a pair of forklift tynes. The equipment platform has a lower section and an upper section on the top portion, where the lower section is configured to receive a heavy piece of equipment, such as a pallet jack, and the upper section is configured to receive at least one person that may guide and stabilize the piece of equipment in the lower section. Modifications to the equipment platform may include attaching handrails and/or cables to the upper section to increase the safety of a person standing in the upper section of the equipment platform.

A loading platform (1) for telescopic handlers comprises a bottom plane (2) provided for supporting operators and/or equipment and associated with sidewalls (3, 4). The plane (2) and the sidewalls (3, 4) include respective first interlocking and/or hinge means (31, 221) such that the sidewalls (3, 4) can be secured removably to the plane (2), thereby defining a mountable and demountable platform (1).

The invention relates to a scissor arm assembly for a scissor lift, comprising two scissor arms (124, 125) pivotally mounted about a shaft (70). Each arm is made of a tubular beam having a local reinforcement plate (80, 81, 82) welded on either side. Each arm (124, 125) has two through-holes (101, 102; 103, 104) for the shaft (70), each of which is made in a respective side of the beam and the corresponding reinforcement plate. The shaft (70) is circumferentially supported in each hole by both the wall of the beam and the corresponding reinforcement plate (80, 81, 82). The shaft is free of support inside the beam between the two through-holes (101, 102; 103, 104). This avoids having to weld, on either side of the scissor beam, a part inserted therein to house the shaft (70).

A load position indicating system includes a portable, stand-alone computing device for use on the loader. The stand-alone computing device includes a display, a wireless communication interface configured for peer-to-peer direct communication with an electronic control unit (ECU) mounted onboard the hauler, and at least one controller configured to receive a signal indicative of a real time position of an actual center of gravity of a payload carried by the hauler, determine a real time position and orientation of the loader relative to the hauler, determine a target location for the center of gravity of the payload carried by the hauler, calculate a new loading position for a payload to be deposited by the loader onto the hauler based on a difference between the real time position of the actual center of gravity of the payload and the target location of the center of gravity, and display at least one of the new loading position for a payload, the target location for the center of gravity of the payload, and the real time position of the actual center of gravity of the payload on an image representative of the hauler as seen from a perspective of an operator on the loader.