Patent ID: 6234741
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: B60P,B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
A forklift device for use in conjunction with an open bed of a pickup truck, said bed having forward and rearward areas, comprising: a generally planar base element; means for interconnecting a surface of said base element in fixed relation with an upper surface of said bed substantially at said forward end thereof; a forklift element interconnected to said base element, including a first horizontal frame member, a second vertical frame member interconnected thereto at a rearward end of said horizontal frame member; parallel linkage means having first and second ends, a first end to said base element, and at a second end to a rearwardly-facing end of said horizontal frame member; and powered means including an hydraulic cylinder pivotally interconnected at one end thereof to said base element, and at a second end thereof to said parallel linkage means; whereby said forklift element is movable between a first extended position in which said forklift element is positioned to engage a load supported at ground level, and a second retracted position in which said element is positioned within said bed, and forwardly of said load.