Patent ID: 6474672
Filing Date: 2002-11-05
Classification: B60G,B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising:a vehicle frame; at least two ground wheels each attached to the frame by a mounting assemly for supporting the frame for movement across the ground; the frame being divided into a front frame portion and a rear frame portion; the ground wheels being attached to the front frame portion for supporting the front frame portion such that the rear frame portion is supported relative to the ground solely from the front frame portion; the rear frame portion including support members mounted on the front frame portion and arranged so as to provide forward and rearward sliding movement of the support members and the rear frame portion relative to the front frame portion between transport position anda rearward loading position; the rear portion including rear load supporting frame members arranged beyond a rearward end of the front frame portion and arranged to support a rearward part of a load on the vehicle; and the rear frame portion including, in addition to the support members a forward load supporting frame member extending from the rear frame portion forwardly therefrom so as to be located, in the transport position, at a forward part of the front frame portion and arranged so as to engage and support a forward part of the load; the rear load supporting frame members and the front load supporting frame members being arranged such that, as the rear frame portion is moved rearwardly, the load is engaged by and carried on the rear load supporting frame members and the front load supporting frame member and moves with the rear frame portion rearwardly relative to the front frame portion to the rearward loading position.