Patent ID: 9598124
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A combined fifth wheel lift and slider assembly mountable on a truck frame for use in lifting and transporting a load, the frame having two substantially parallel opposing lateral members connected to a rearward end of the truck, the assembly mounted to the truck frame by a pair of rearward end brackets, the assembly comprising: a) a fifth wheel slidably mounted upon a fifth wheel slider assembly, and vertically elevatable by a frame member; b) the frame member supporting the fifth wheel slider assembly, the frame member being moveable from a resting position wherein the frame member rests substantially horizontal relative to the truck frame, to an actuating position wherein the frame member is positioned at an angle relative to the truck frame; c) a hydraulic mechanism for moving the frame member from the resting position to the actuating position wherein the hydraulic mechanism extends upwardly to push the frame member, fifth wheel assembly, and fifth wheel in a direction up from the truck frame and away from the truck cab; and wherein d) each bracket comprises a body and a hinge portion, the body defining one or more apertures for receiving attachment means therethrough to secure the bracket to the corresponding lateral member, and the hinge portion defining an aperture for receiving attachment means therethrough to hingedly attach the assembly to the rearward end.