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rallonge de fourche [1 record]

Record 1 2008-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
DEF

Metal sleeves to slide on to the forks and locked to them when in the working position, in order to extend the fork length to facilitate dealing with light, bulky loads.

OBS

fork extension: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB);fork extension sleeve: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI); fork arm extension: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • extension for fork arm

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chariots de manutention
DEF

[...] fourreaux en tôle d'acier qui peuvent être glissés sur les fourches du chariot pour la manutention occasionnelle des charges longues.

OBS

rallonge de bras de fourche : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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