Patent ID: 6409455
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
A movable wheeled apparatus for transferring freight between a high level and a low level to and from a truck and a conveyor for transferring freight between the high and the low level to and from the truck, said movable wheeled apparatus comprising a base frame structure moving on the low level, an elevatable platform pivotally coupled to said base frame structure for receiving a load from the high or the low level, lifting means for lifting said elevatable platform between the low level and the high level, said elevatable platform including first and second access ramps hingedly connected to said elevatable platform, said first access ramp being extended when said platform is at the high level, said second access ramp being extended when said platform is at the low level, and said first access ramp having a base portion, an intermediate portion and a forward end portion, wherein said first access ramp includes first and second sides, said first side having a part offset inwardly toward a centerline of said elevatable platform, and said second side having a part offset outwardly away from said centerline to permit simultaneous loading and unloading of the truck by transfer means operating on said elevatable platform of said movable wheeled apparatus and the conveyor adapted to be located between said second side and a sidewall of the truck.