Patent ID: 6357990
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B65G,B66F

Abstract:
A movable apparatus having spaced wheels for transferring freight between a truck and a loading dock, comprising a wheeled base frame structure disposable over a loading dock and resting on ground in front of a dock and having forward and rear portions, said wheels being located on said forward portion and engageable with the ground, a stabilizing jack means coupled to said rear portion of said base frame structure for stabilizing said base frame structure on a loading dock when disposed over a loading dock, said base frame structure including a pair of hydraulic lifting arms, an elevatable loading platform for receiving a load from a loading dock or from a truck, said elevatable loading platform being lifted by said pair of hydraulic lifting arms, said elevatable loading platform being pivotally connected to said pair of hydraulic lifting arms, and said elevatable loading platform being disposed partially over a loading dock.