Patent ID: 6634655
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B60G

Abstract:
A dock height hold device for a vehicle comprising:a frame; a suspension pivotally connected to said frame and supporting an axle; a pedestal supported on one of said frame and said suspension, said pedestal movable between a hold position in which said pedestal extends from said one of said frame and said suspension to a location proximate the other of said frame and said suspension and a retracted position in which said pedestal is further from said other of said frame and said suspension than said location, wherein said pedestal is pivotally connected to said one of said frame and said suspension for rotation between said hold and retracted positions, and wherein said pedestal is connected to said suspension; and an actuator moving said pedestal between said hold and retracted positions for maintaining a desired spacing between said suspension and said frame in said hold position.