Patent ID: 6976740
Filing Date: 2005-12-20
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a chassis, the chassis including a frame member; a body pivotably secured to the chassis at a hinge, the body comprised of front and rear ends having upper and lower edges and first and second side walls having lower edges; and a hoist system extending between the body and the chassis for pivoting the body about the hinge between a storage position and a range of dumping positions, the hoist system including a ball screw actuator, a trunion, and a push arm, the ball screw actuator pivotally mounted to the frame member and to the trunion, the trunion pivotally mounted to the frame member, the trunion including an arm with a distal end thereof, the push arm pivotally mounted to the distal end of the arm, and the push arm pivotally mounted to the body.