Patent ID: 6758648
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: A61G,B60P

Abstract:
In combination with a vehicle having an interior compartment above a floor, the vehicle having rearward and forward ends, comprising:a lower deck mounted on the vehicle floor and having a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides; a first upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, operatively secured to said lower deck at the forward end thereof adjacent one side thereof; a second upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, operatively secured to said lower deck at the forward end thereof adjacent the other side thereof; first and second lower lift arms, having forward and rearward ends, pivotally secured at their forward ends to said first and second upstanding supports, respectively, intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof and extending rearwardly therefrom; an upper deck having a forward end, a rearward end, and opposite sides; a third upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, secured at its lower end to one side of said upper deck intermediate the forward and rearward ends thereof; a fourth upstanding support, having upper and lower ends, secured at its lower end to the other side of said upper deck intermediate the forward and rearward ends thereof; a first stabilizer arm, having forward and rearward ends; said forward end of said first stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said first upstanding support and extending rearwardly therefrom above said first lower lift arm; said rearward end of said first stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said third upstanding support; a second stabilizer arm, having forward and rearward ends; said forward end of said second stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said second upstanding support and extending rearwardly therefrom above said second lower lift arm; said rearward end of said second stabilizer arm being pivotally secured to said fourth upstanding support; said upper deck being pivotally movable between lower and upper positions with respect to said lower deck; first and second actuators operatively connected to said first and second lower lift arms, respectively, for moving said upper deck between its said upper and lower positions.