Patent ID: 9603760
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61G,B60P

Claim:
1. A lift apparatus for a vehicle, the lift apparatus comprising: a lift platform; a movable connection assembly; and a base, the lift platform having two sides, and the movable connection assembly comprising on each of said two sides: a pair of hydraulically-driven lifting arms, each of said lifting arms having a first end pivotally connected to the base and a second end pivotally connected to the lift platform, and a first hydraulic actuator and a second hydraulic actuator disposed between said pair of lifting arms, the first and second hydraulic actuators being arranged to act in substantially the same direction as each other, and being powered by a common hydraulic source, wherein each of the lifting arms has a proximal end region, a mid-region and a distal end region, the first hydraulic actuator is located proximal to the base and has a first end which is connected to the proximal end region of the first lifting arm and a second end which is connected to the mid-region of the second lifting arm, and the second hydraulic actuator is located distal to the base and has a first end which is connected to the mid-region of the first lifting arm and a second end which is connected to the distal end region of the second lifting arm.