Patent ID: 6059512
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: B62B

Abstract:
A lifting and moving apparatus comprising:a rigid bar having two ends;at least one roller adjacent to one end of the rigid bar and a handle at the other end of the rigid bar;at least one strut extending from a location adjacent to said one end of the rigid bar and in pivoting relationship with the rigid bar;at least one attachment point on the rigid bar at a location spaced from said one end thereof in a direction toward the other end thereof; anda load supporting boom having first and second ends, the load supporting boom being pivoted to the at least one strut at a location between the first and second ends of the boom, the first end of the boom being selectively connectible to each said at least one attachment point, and the boom extending past said at least one strut whereby an article to be lifted and moved can be attached to the second end of the boom;the apparatus including an elongated channel attached to the rigid bar, the channel having a pair of opposed, spaced sidewalls extending lengthwise along the rigid bar, and flange means on at least one of the sidewalls, defining a slot through which the boom can extend so that the first end of the boom is located between the sidewalls of the channel, in which the first end of the boom has means engageable with said flange means for preventing the first end of the boom from being removed from the channel except at the ends of the channel so that said first end of the boom is guided for lengthwise movement within the channel, in which said at least one attachment point comprises a plurality of attachment points spaced along the length of the channel, and including means for connecting said first end of the boom to the channel at any selected one of said plurality of attachment points.