Patent ID: 6161997
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
An articulated hauling pallet pivotable between a transportation position and a loading position, the articulated hauling pallet comprising:a front section defined by a pair of joined front lateral tubular structures, each of said front lateral tubular structures including a front top stringer, a front bottom stringer, and a front vertical post located on an end of said front lateral tubular structure;a back section defined by a pair of joined back lateral tubular structures, each of said back lateral tubular structures including a back top stringer, a back bottom stringer, and a back vertical post located on an end of said back lateral tubular structure, said front section being pivotally joined to said back section at a central lower transverse axis for movement of said front section and said back section between the transportation position and the loading position, said front vertical post and said back vertical post extending adjacently end to end when said front section and said back section are in the transportation position;a pair of first hydraulic cylinders, each extending between a respective front top stringer and a respective back top stringer;a pair of second hydraulic cylinders, each pivotally mounted to a respective front lateral tubular section and being connectable to a respective one of a pair of support feet, operation of said first and second hydraulic cylinders moving said front section and said back section between the transportation position and the loading position.