Patent ID: 6174124
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A personnel carrying vehicle comprising:a self propelled, steerable body having a front end and a rear end;a mast attached to and extending upwardly from said body and behind a center of said body, said center being located intermediate said front end and rear end of said body, said mast having a plurality of sections including a lower mast section attached to said body and an upper mast section which is movable relative to said lower mast section to be extendable between a retracted position and a fully extended position;a personnel compartment attached to said upper mast section and extending rearwardly from said mast over a rear portion of said body and toward said rear end of said body, said personnel compartment being secured to said upper mast section so that said personnel compartment and said upper mast section move as one between a retracted position and a fully extended position;a load deck mounted on said body and extending forwardly over a front portion of said body from said mast to said front end of said body and from side to side of said body for supporting articles to be carried on said body by said personnel carrying vehicle; anda load tray mounted to said upper mast section so that said load tray and said upper mast section move as one, said load tray extending forwardly from said upper mast section over a front portion of said body and being mounted to said upper mast section so that said load tray can be movably positioned at one of a plurality of vertical, operator selectable locations along said upper mast section.