Patent ID: 8632292

Claim:
A retractable crane apparatus built into a bed of a trailer, the crane apparatus comprising: a trailer bed comprising a bed for receiving loads thereon and a recessed storage area in the bed; a hydraulic base mounted on a forward end of the trailer to provide the hydraulic power for a crane apparatus; a boom assembly pivotally attached to the hydraulic base to extend outwardly from the base at variable distances and angles; a crown chapiter on an outer end of the boom assembly to house the controls for the crane apparatus; a pair of lift arms pivotally attached to the crown chapiter for lifting load bodies onto and off of the trailer bed and for general use as a crane, the lift arms, crown chapiter, and boom assembly extending upwardly and outwardly from said trailer bed for lifting loads and alternately retracting down below the upper surface of the bed for storage in the recessed storage area in the bed; a remote control for wireless communication with the controls for the crane apparatus to operate the crane apparatus; and an electric power source for powering the crane apparatus.