Patent ID: 6345943
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A load transporting vehicle comprising:a lower deck having opposite sides, a set of wheels located at and supporting a rear portion of said lower deck, and means located at a front end of the lower deck for supporting a front portion of the lower deck; an upper deck having opposite sides and disposed above the lower deck; moving means for moving the upper deck between a raised, unretracted position and a lowered, fully retracted position; and a cable pulley system cooperating with the moving means for assisting in raising the front end of said upper deck, the cable pulley system comprising: a plurality of pulleys mounted at opposite sides of the upper and lower decks; at least one pulley mounted at each of two vertical guide posts which are mounted perpendicularly at opposite sides of the lower deck; and a cable entrained over the pulleys at each respective side.