Patent ID: 7331747

Claim:
A load transfer system for flatbed trucks comprising a load transfer bay defined between opposed rigid longitudinal load support beams, each said beam being connected to individually controllable adjustable support means to adjust the elevation thereof above a ground surface of said load transfer bay, a load support means displaceable from a retracted position outside said bay to a load support position across and over said opposed load support beams for support contact therewith, said load support means having a plurality of spaced-apart support arms secured at an attachment end to a displaceable interconnecting member and projecting therefrom in a substantially common plane to a free end thereof, said displaceable interconnecting member being secured to actuation means for the displacement thereof from said retracted position to said support position, said beams being displaceably connected to a pair of vertical guide posts, a support frame displaceably connected to one of said pair of guide posts on an opposed side of said load transfer bay, said support frame being connected to one of said load support beams and displaceable therewith, said displaceable interconnecting member being supported by said support frame and displaceable thereon.