ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,260, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to MANITOU ITALIA S.R.L. (Castelfranco Emilia, Italy).
"Quick coupling with improved visibility" was invented by Marco Iotti (Reggio Emilia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is an attachment device (1) for telehandlers (100) designed to be connected to an operating arm (101) and comprising a front frame (12) designed for removably attaching an accessory (102) for engaging a load, such as a fork, a side shift carriage, a winch or a loading platform.The frame comprises two lateral sides (121) and two crosspieces (122), of which one upper and one lower, which join the side elements (121...