Patent ID: 6357986
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: B65G,B66F

Abstract:
A device for handling an object comprising:(a) a load bearing base frame having a pair of elongated longitudinal side members, a pair of elongated transverse end members attached to the longitudinal side members, and a plurality of crossbars spaced equidistant apart, parallel to said end members and attached at each end to said side members using angle clips, each of said plurality of crossbars supporting a conveying means; (b) a plurality of elongated support legs of equal length, each leg having telescoping means mounted thereon for vertical adjustment therealong and locking means for fixing said telescoping means in position, the telescoping means each being secured to the base frame; (c) winch and cable means mounted on the telescoping means and the support legs for producing a vertical adjustment of the telescoping means and load bearing frame along the support legs, said frame being supported in a horizontal plane between at least an upper position on the legs and a lower position on the legs for transporting the object thereby providing at least two ranges of height adjustment; (d) wheel means for the pivotal positioning of said device for loading and for rolling said device upon a surface from place to place, said wheel means being mounted at a bottom end of each said support legs, whereby a person(s) can roll said device to a location of the object to be offloaded, adjust the height of said frame to a level of the object to be offloaded by using the telescoping means and locking means on said support legs, move one end of said device next to a medium supporting the object to be offloaded, offload the object by conveying the object from the medium onto said frame of said device and transport the object on said device by rolling said device to a next location for any desired operation thereat.