Patent ID: 6966608
Filing Date: 2005-11-22
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A lift gate for lifting an object off the ground and transporting said object with a vehicle, wherein said vehicle includes, i. a frame, ii. a dump bed having a front portion and a rear portion, iii. a dump bed opening across said rear portion of said dump bed, iii. wherein said dump bed is pivotally attached to said frame, iv. dump bed pivoting means whereby said dump bed can be moved from a resting position where said dump bed lies upon said frame to a raised position where said dump bed is pivoted upward with respect to said frame, and v. a pivot joint located on said dump bed proximate said rear portion of said dump bed, comprising: a. an upright, having a top portion and a bottom portion; b. pivot joint attachment means located proximate said top portion of said upright, and configured to pivotally connect to said pivot joint on said dump bed so that said upright is pivotally connected to said dump bed; c. a deck, connected to said bottom portion of said upright and extending rearward from said upright with respect to said vehicle; and d. wherein said upright and said deck are sized and oriented so that when said dump bed is in said raised position, said deck will be positioned proximate said ground, and when said dump bed is lowered to said resting position said deck will be lifted off said ground.