Patent ID: 8746804

Claim:
An apparatus for a vehicle having a chassis, the apparatus comprising: a dump frame pivotably coupled to the chassis for pivotal movement relative to the chassis about a pivot axis; a slide frame for supporting a load to be transported by the vehicle, the slide frame slidably coupled to the dump frame such that the slide frame is longitudinally slidable relative to the dump frame along a slide plane substantially parallel to the pivot axis, and such that both the slide plane and the slide frame pivot along with the dump frame relative to the chassis; at least one slide frame actuator for causing sliding movement of the slide frame and the load to be transported by the vehicle which is supported by the slide frame; and at least one dump frame actuator for causing pivotal movement of the dump frame to an angle of about thirty-five degrees or greater from a transport position in a direction of pivoting of the dump frame during raising, wherein at least one portion of the at least one dump frame actuator and at least one portion of the at least one slide frame actuator are both located in a same plane substantially parallel to the slide plane.