Patent ID: 7300236
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B60P,B61D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lifting a panel in a cargo area, comprising, a frame member adapted to be rigidly attached relative to an interior surface of the cargo area; a guide member rigidly attached to said frame member and adapted to receive a tensile lifting member selected from the group consisting of a strap, chain, cord, or rope, said tensile lifting member having a first end adapted to be secured to a panel member to be raised into an elevated position and a second end adapted to be manually manipulated by an operator; and a lock mechanism having a mobile locking member which translates between a locked position in which the mobile locking member cooperates with an opposing locking member to inhibit movement of the tensile lifting member and an unlocked position in which the tensile lifting member is permitted to pass between said mobile locking member and said opposing locking member substantially uninhibited by said locking members, the mobile locking member being movable from the locked position to the unlocked position by manual manipulation of the second end of the tensile lifting member away from the first end.