Patent ID: 8794386

Claim:
A forklift apparatus comprising: a base structure selectively movable along a generally horizontal support surface; a mast carried by the base structure for movement therewith, the mast comprising: a vertically extending lower longitudinal section; and a vertically extending upper longitudinal section pivotal relative to the lower longitudinal section between a first storage orientation and a second operating orientation, wherein in the second operating orientation, the upper longitudinal section forms an upward continuation of the lower longitudinal section; a lifting structure carried by the mast for movement along the length of the lower longitudinal section and upper longitudinal section, the lifting structure being operative to selectively engage an object and lift or lower the engaged object along the length of the mast; and a drive structure operative to selectively move the lifting structure along at least a portion of the lower longitudinal section and upper longitudinal section when the upper longitudinal section is in the second operating orientation.