Patent ID: 6164895
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A lifting attachment for use in conjunction with a trailer hitch mounted to a vehicle comprising:a support assembly detachably connectible with the trailer hitch, said support assembly including a vertically extending support beam,a platform,an elongated arm having a first end pivotally connected to said platform and a second end pivotally connected to said support beam,a piston and cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder and a piston slidably mounted in said cylinder and movable between a retracted and an extended position, and a piston rod secured to said piston and extending outwardly from one end of said cylinder,said cylinder being pivotally connected to one of said support beam and an intermediate point of said arm, anda free end of said piston rod being pivotally connected to the other of said support beam and an intermediate point of said arm wherein said platform comprises a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall extending between at least a portion of said top wall and said bottom wall, said top wall, said bottom wall and said side wall forming a storage area dimensioned to receive said arm, said support beam and said piston and cylinder assembly.