Patent ID: 7048258
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B62B,B66F,E04F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for lifting and moving objects, the apparatus including a mobile base means, a telescoping post means, an object handling cradle and a cradle adjusting means, wherein the telescoping post means is attached to the mobile base means and is substantially vertically disposed and being adapted with means to adjust the height of the post means between a retracted position and an extended position, the cradle adjusting means being adapted to be pivotably attached adjacent the top end of the post means in a horizontal axis to enable the cradle to be adjustable in a vertical plane, and wherein a vertical adjustment member and associated vertical brake means are pivotably attached in the same horizontal axis and configured and arranged to allow, in use, the top surface of the cradle to be set in any one of a plurality of positions between a substantially vertical position and a substantially horizontal position, and wherein the cradle is adapted with a substantially planar top surface and is adapted to be rotatably connected to the cradle adjusting means to enable the cradle to be rotatable in a horizontal plane and being adapted to support a said object.