Patent ID: 7104360

Claim:
A mobile elevating hut comprising: a trailer; a platform being movable between a raised position and a lowered position; a winch, the winch in use acting between the platform and the trailer; the winch having a cable with a raising section and a lowering section; the cable simultaneously wrapping and unwrapping from the winch at substantially the same rate; the winch in use providing raising energy, via the raising section, for pulling the platform to the raised position; the winch in use providing lowering energy, via the lowering section, for pulling the platform away from the raised position; a compensator removing slackness in the lowering section; the compensator extending and retracting in response to the lowering section changing lengthwise as the platform moves between the raised position and the lowered position; the platform having legs, the legs comprising: a front leg being pivotally connected to both the trailer and the platform; a rear leg being pivotally connected to both the trailer and the platform; the platform, in the raised position, being fully supported by the legs without substantial support from the winch.