Improvements in and relating to pallet handling

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EP 1 364 907 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/23

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	26.11.2003 Bulletin 2003/48

(21)	Application number: 03010554.8

(22)	Date of filing: 12.05.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: B66F 9/19

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

22.05.2002 GB 0211681

(71)	Applicant: Crowe, Andrew, John
	Leigh, Lancs WN7 4SH (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Crowe, Andrew, John Leigh, Lancs WN7 4SH (GB)

(74)	Representative: Appleton, Ben et al
	Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road Halifax HX1 2HY Halifax HX1 2HY (GB)

(54)	Improvements in and relating to pallet handling

(57) The invention provides a fork lift attachment apparatus (2), comprising a substantially rigid spacing member (4) having means (6) for connection to a fork lift, and having means (8) for connection to a pallet, and wherein at least one of the means for connecting to a fork lift and the means for connecting to a pallet are movably mounted relative to the spacing member. The invention further provides A method of connecting a fork lift to a pallet, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a substantially rigid spacing member having a pallet connection means at one end thereof and a fork lift connection means at the other end thereof; (b) connecting the pallet connections means, to a pallet and connecting the fork lift connecting means to a fork lift, in any order.

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