Patent ID: 6601896
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
An operating mechanism for laterally moving a platform relative to a stationary floor fixed to vehicle between a retracted position and extended position, said mechanism comprising;a frame having opposing sides which can support a movable platform, each side including: a first plate fixable to the vehicle, a second plate overlapping said first plate, and slidably movable relative to said first plate, at least one hole formed in one of said plates, a plurality of linearly aligned holes formed in an other of said plates, wherein said one hole formed in said one of said plates is alignable with two or more of said holes formed in said other of said plates, wherein alignment of said one hole in said one of said plates with one of said two or more of said holes formed in said other plate defines a first side height, and alignment of said one hole in said one of said plate with another one of said two or more of said holes formed in said other plate defines a second side height, a fastener inserted into aligned holes of said first and second plates to fix the height of said frame side; and a drive assembly fixed relative to said second plate, and engageable with the movable platform for moving the platform between the retracted position and the extended position.