Patent ID: 6749205
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: B60G,B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising;a vehicle structure including a frame; on each side of the frame there being provided at least one ground wheel with the wheels being attached to the frame by a mounting assembly for supporting the frame for movement across the ground; the vehicle being arranged such that, with the vehicle standing with the ground wheels on the ground, the height of the frame relative to the ground is movable from a lowered height at or adjacent the ground providing a loading position of the vehicle for loading of a load onto the vehicle to a raised height providing a transport position of the vehicle for transport of the load on the vehicle; each ground wheel being mounted relative to the frame for movement of a wheel axis of the wheel, with the vehicle standing with the ground wheels on the ground, relative to the frame from a first raised position of the wheel axis in which the frame vehicle is lowered to the loading position to a second lowered position of the wheel axis in which the frame vehicle is raised to the transport position, on each side of the frame there being provided at least one fender mounted on the vehicle frame for covering the at least one wheel during transport; each fender being mounted on the frame such that raising and lowering of the respective wheel relative to the frame causes movement of the wheel relative to the fender; and each fender including at least a fender portion thereof which is mounted on the frame for pivotal movement relative to the frame to accommodate the movement of the at least one wheel relative to the frame to the raised position.