Patent ID: 6089816
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
An article load apparatus for loading and unloading a wheeled article on a vehicle having a load carrying surface and a ramp extendable from the load carrying surface to the ground, the article load apparatus comprising:a cart, the cart including:a base for supporting the entire article;means, carried on the base, for providing mobility to the base;a channular article guide and support mounted on the base and extending between opposed ends of the base, for guiding movement of an article relative to the base and for supporting the article on the base;a chock carried on the base and aligned with the article guide and support member for supporting wheel of an article having at least one wheel;a support member fixedly positionable on the vehicle at one end of the load carrying surface, distal from the ramp;means for releasably locking the cart to the support member;means for releasably securing the support member to the one end of the load carrying surface; andpower means, mountable on the vehicle, for moving the cart between a first position on the load crying surface of the vehicle and a second position displaced from the load carrying surface.