Patent ID: 6799935
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A lifting apparatus comprising:a pickup truck having a bed with a pair of side walls on opposite sides of said bed, said bed having an opening at one end and a forward wall opposite said opening; a lifting bar having a generally U-shaped configuration with one side pivotally connected to one of said pair of side walls and an opposite side pivotally connected to another of said pair of side walls; a cylinder means connected to at least one of the sides of said lifting bar, said cylinder means for pivoting said lifting bar between a first position extending outwardly of said opening of said bed and a second position stowed within said bed such that said lifting bar has an end adjacent said forward wall of said bed; and a linkage connecting said cylinder means to the side of said lifting bar generally adjacent the pivotal connection of said lifting bar to the side wall of said bed, said linkage comprising: a first arm having a first end pivotally attached to the side of said lifting bar, said first arm having a second end pivotally connected to said cylinder means; and a second arm having a first end pivotally connected to said cylinder means and a second end pivotally connected to the side wall of the bed.