Patent ID: 7959200

Claim:
A lift assembly on a pickup truck comprising: a vertical linear actuator located in each corner of the pickup truck flatbed; each vertical linear actuator extending through a respective support collar comprising a plurality of set screws extending radially therethrough, the set screws supporting a lower portion of each vertical linear actuator substantially parallel to each other and within from about 0.1° to about 1° of true vertical; each support collar comprising a brace attached to a sidewall of the flatbed; a frame supporting a load, the frame attached to an upper portion of each vertical linear actuator, the frame rising and lowering with extension and retraction of the linear actuators; a mount member located between a bottom end of each respective vertical linear actuator and the flatbed, each mount member comprising an L-shaped bracket attached to a bottom end of each respective vertical linear actuator; a gap between a lowermost surface of each vertical linear actuator and a top surface of each respective mount member; a control panel wired to each vertical linear actuator and a battery of the pickup truck, the control panel located in a cabin of the pickup truck for raising and lowering the frame; and the set screws hold the upper portion of each vertical linear actuator from about 0.1° to about 1° of true vertical.