Patent ID: 6435806
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60P,Y10S

Abstract:
A pick-up vehicle having an open cargo bed coupled to a passenger cab, side walls, a rear wall, and wheel wells located one of inside and outside of the cargo bed, the pick-up vehicle comprising:a swivel device comprising at least four swivel arms swivelably coupled to a support device at first ends; and a connecting bridge positioned to couple at least two of said four swivel arms at ends opposite said first ends, which forms a swivelable yoke; and two connection pieces for coupling the swivelable yoke to the other swivel arms at the ends opposite said first ends; at least one load uptake device being rigidly coupled to said two connection pieces, wherein said swivel arms are swivelably positionable around swivel axes between a rest position in which said swivel arms are substantially over the cargo bed and an extended position in which said arms extend out of the cargo bed in a direction of said rear wall, and wherein said swivel axes are located one behind the other and at different heights relative to the cargo bed.