Patent ID: 8353647
Filing Date: 2013-01-15
Classification: B60P,B61D,B65D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A transport platform having a substantially rectangular loading surface, the transport platform comprising: a frame on which the loading surface is disposed; a plurality of first braces, each first brace having a first end attached to the frame at a first distance from a longitudinal centerline of the transport platform and a second end extending from and rotatable about the first end, each first brace rotatable between a stowed position at which the second end of each first brace is proximate to the loading surface, and a lift position at which the second end of each first brace is elevated from the loading surface; and a locking mechanism associated with each first brace, wherein each locking mechanism is disposed along the frame at a second distance from the longitudinal centerline of the transport platform; wherein each locking mechanism is capable of alternatively locking one of the plurality of first braces into the stowed position and the lift position.