Patent ID: 6425727
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
A hoist for loading and unloading cargo from the bed of a truck having a vertical inner side wall, comprising: an elongated vertical support member having a lower end engaging the bed, a middle section extending vertically along the inner side of the inner side wall and an upper end extending above the inner side wall; a reinforcing member for engagement with the outer side of said inner side wall; fastening means for fixedly attaching said middle section of said support member to said reinforcing member through apertures in the side wall; a vertically extending mast member; upper and lower hinge members pivotally connecting said mast member to said middle section of said support member for rotation about a vertical axis; a variable length boom member pivotally connected at a lower end to the lower end of said mast member for rotation about a horizontal axis; an elongated tie member adjustably connected between the upper end of said boom member and the upper end of said mast member whereby selective adjustment of the length of said tie member varies the inclination of the boom member with respect to the mast member and said bed of said truck thereby enabling said upper end of said boom member to be accurately positioned with respect to select areas of said truck bed; cable guide means carried on said upper end of said boom member; and winch means carried on said boom member and including a lifting cable extending along said boom member and operatively about said cable guide means and downwardly therefrom, said lifting cable terminating with lifting means for removable attachment to said cargo, the arrangement enabling stowing of said boom member and said mast member along said side wall by releasing said tie member and lowering said boom member about said horizontal axis and pivoting the lowered boom member and mast member about said vertical axis for juxtaposition along said inner side wall of the truck bed.