Patent ID: 6286812
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
A portable lifting apparatus, comprising:a table defining a support surface;a rigid base frame disposed beneath the support surface of said table, said base frame including a pair of rigid elongated and spaced end members disposed in generally parallel relation relative to each other and a pair of rigid elongated and spaced side members disposed in generally parallel relation relative to each other, with said end members and side members being rigidly interconnected in vertically spaced relation relative to each other, and wherein one pair of said members defines a surface for engaging a surface on which said lifting apparatus is to be disposed, and wherein the vertical spacing between said pairs of members defines an opening for accommodating laterally spaced tines of a mobile device whereby allowing said lifting apparatus to be moved between locations as required by the user thereof;a linkage assembly for maintaining the support surface of said table and said base in generally parallel relation relative to each other as said table moves between raised and lowered positions; andan actuator for moving said table between said raised and lowered positions.