ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,350, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to MANITOU ITALIA S.R.L. (Castelfranco Emilia, Italy).
"Telehandler with facilitated ascent and descent" was invented by Marco Iotti (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a telehandler equipped with a carriage movable on wheels and a driver's cab (1), located above the carriage, which comprises an access door (10) equipped with two side jambs (11, 12), to each of which is fixed a continuous handle (2, 3) the length of which is greater than half the length of the respective jamb (11, 12)."
The patent was filed on April 1, 2022, under Application No. 17/711,578.
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