Patent ID: 8167528

Claim:
A lift for carrying a load, the lift comprising: a chassis having a support frame, the support frame having a front end, a back end and opposing side ends; a pivot member rotatably connected to the support frame, the pivot member having a pivot plate and a rod rotatably connected to the pivot plate; a lift frame connected to the rod of the pivot plate, the lift frame having opposing upright members that extend upward from the rod and having a lift arm rotatably connected to the upright members, the lift arm comprising a tine extending outward therefrom; and a pressurized fluid drive operatively connected to the pivot plate, the lift frame and the lift arm, the pressurized fluid drive comprising a pivot cylinder mounted to the support frame and operatively connected to the pivot member, the pivot cylinder configured to pivot the lift frame and the tine from side-to-side between the opposing side ends, and wherein the fluid drive is configured to reciprocally move the pivot plate, the lift frame and the lift arm such that the lift arm moves in three degrees of movement with respect to the chassis.