Patent ID: 9440830
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B66F

Claim Text:
1. A personnel lift vehicle comprising: a carriage further comprising a front portion and a rear portion; at least three wheels rotatably connected to the carriage; a drive motor coupled to at least one of the at least three wheels and being located at the front portion of the carriage; a telescoping lift connected to and located at the rear portion of the carriage; a load carrying frame connected to and extending forward from the telescoping lift, and being vertically movable upon operation of the telescoping lift; the load carrying frame further comprising a bottom portion that provides an operator platform that is disposed forward of the telescoping lift and at a central portion of the carriage between the front and rear portions; an upstanding member fixedly connected to the carriage and in a fixed position parallel to and horizontally spaced apart from and rearward of the telescoping lift; and a selectively deployable cargo platform pivotably connected to the upstanding member and spaced apart from the telescoping lift and the load carrying frame, and being movable between a generally vertical stowed position and a substantially horizontal support position wherein when in the substantially horizontal support position the cargo platform further extends outward from an outer perimeter of the carriage and is located at a height spaced above the carriage and the at least three wheels.