An adjustable width pallet and product protector for a lift truck having a first outer L-shaped fork, a first inner L-shaped fork, a second outer L-shaped fork, and a second inner L-shaped fork. The protector can include a first horizontally elongated plate, a second horizontally elongated plate dis
An adjustable width pallet and product protector for a lift truck having a first outer L-shaped fork, a first inner L-shaped fork, a second outer L-shaped fork, and a second inner L-shaped fork. The protector can include a first horizontally elongated plate, a second horizontally elongated plate disposed rearwardly of the first horizontally elongated plate, a first outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate, a first inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate, a second outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate, and a second inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate.
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1. An adjustable width pallet and product protector for mounting on a front of a lift truck having a first outer L-shaped fork, a first inner L-shaped fork, a second outer L-shaped fork, and a second inner L-shaped fork, comprising: a first horizontally elongated plate;a second horizontally elongate
1. An adjustable width pallet and product protector for mounting on a front of a lift truck having a first outer L-shaped fork, a first inner L-shaped fork, a second outer L-shaped fork, and a second inner L-shaped fork, comprising: a first horizontally elongated plate;a second horizontally elongated plate disposed rearwardly of the first horizontally elongated plate, wherein the first horizontally elongated plate and the second horizontally elongated plate are disposed in front of the first outer L-shaped fork, the first inner L-shaped fork, the second outer L-shaped fork, and the second inner L-shaped fork;a first outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate;a first inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the first horizontally elongated plate;a second outer mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate; anda second inner mounting plate disposed rearwardly of and slidably coupled to the second horizontally elongated plate;as the distance between the first outer L-shaped fork and the first inner L-shaped fork increases, the first horizontally elongated plate translates laterally so as to provide an impact surface forwardly of and between the first outer L-shaped fork and the first inner L-shaped fork; andas the distance between the second outer L-shaped fork and the second inner L-shaped fork increases, the second horizontally elongated plate translates laterally so as to provide an impact surface forwardly of and between the second outer L-shaped fork and the second inner L-shaped fork. 2. The adjustable width pallet and product protector of claim 1, wherein: the first outer mounting plate is adapted to couple to the first outer L-shaped fork;the first inner mounting plate is adapted to couple to the first inner L-shaped fork;the second outer mounting plate is adapted to couple to the second outer L-shaped fork; andthe second inner mounting plate is adapted to couple to the second inner L-shaped fork. 3. The adjustable width pallet and product protector of claim 1, wherein the first horizontally elongated plate comprises an offset portion, the offset portion being disposed substantially coplanarly with the second horizontally elongated plate. 4. The adjustable width pallet and product protector of claim 1, wherein each of the mounting plates comprises a wider portion having a width greater than the width of the respective L-shaped fork. 5. The adjustable width pallet and product protector of claim 4, wherein: the wider portion of each of the inner mounting plates comprises a tab; andthe wider portion of each of the outer mounting plates comprises a complementary cutout for receiving the tab. 6. The adjustable width pallet and product protector of claim 4, further comprising a plurality of back plates disposed rearwardly of the L-shaped forks and adapted to couple to the respective mounting plates so as to clamp the L-shaped forks between the mounting plates and the back plates. 7. The adjustable width pallet and product protector of claim 1, wherein each of the mounting plates comprises a cutout for receiving a horizontal portion of the respective L-shaped fork. 8. The pallet protector of claim 1, further comprising: a rearwardly extending portion disposed at the outer end of the first horizontal plate; anda rearwardly extending portion disposed at the outer end of the second horizontal plate.
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