Patent ID: 7789611
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A61G,B62B,B66F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for lifting and transporting a pressurized cylinder, the device comprising: a base; a cradle having a foot to support the cylinder when disposed within the cradle, the foot movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a linear actuator mounted to the base and supporting the cradle for vertical positioning of the cradle relative to the base; a pivot mechanism rotatably joining the cradle to the actuator, the pivot mechanism positioning the cradle between a vertical position and a horizontal position; and a linkage interfaced to the pivot mechanism, the linkage automatically locking the foot in the extended position when the pivot mechanism positions cradle is in the vertical position, the linkage automatically unlocking the foot when the pivot mechanism positions the cradle is in the horizontal position to enable the foot to be rotatably positioned from the extended position to the retracted position; wherein the foot is attached to the lowest portion of the cradle and supports the weight of the cylinder while in the extended position, and when in the retracted position, enables the cylinder to slide from the cradle, bottom first, when the cradle is horizontal.