Lift truck constructed from detachably connected parts

Claim 1

A LIGHTWEIGHT LIFTING AND TRANSPORT VEHICLE ADAPTABLE FOR READY ASSEMBLY FROM AND DISASSEMBLY TO A KNOCKED-DOWN CONDITION IN WHICH ALL COMPONENT PARTS OF THE VEHICLE CAN BE STORED AND STACKED FLAT TO AFFORD A COMPACT ARRANGEMENT OF MINIMUM BULK, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF THE LIFTING AND TRANSPORT VEHICLE BETWEEN JOB SITES IS FACILITATED, SAID LIFTING AND TRANSPORT VEHICLE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF SPACED SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT AND SEPARATE SIDE FRAME MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL CONSTRUCTION AND EACH INCLUSIVE OF A FLANGE AND WHEELS; WHOLLY SEPARATE FRAME MEMBERS OF SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT FORM EXTENDING BETWEEN AND SEPARATING SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS; CONNECTING MEANS SECURED TO THE ENDS OF THE FRAME MEANS FOR ATTACHING OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FRAME MEANS DETACHABLY TO THE FLANGES OF SAID SIDE FRAME MEMBERS; AND ELEVATING MEANS FOR LIFTING A LOAD, SAID ELEVATING MEANS INCLUDING VERTICALLY EXTENDING TRACK MEMBERS INCLUDED AS A PART OF A SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT VERTICAL FRAME MEMBER REMOVABLY SUPPORTED AS A SEPARATE MEMBER ON SAID FRAME MEANS, A WHOLLY SEPARATE PLATE MEMBER REMOVABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ELEVATING MEANS AND HAVING ROLLERS ENGAGED WITH OPPOSITE SURFACES OF SAID TRACK MEMBERS AND MOVABLE VERTICALLY THEREALONG, GENERALLY L-SHAPED LIFTING MEMBERS INCLUDING VERTICALLY EXTENDING LEG PORTIONS REMOVABLY SECURED IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID PLATE MEMBER, SAID LIFTING MEMBERS INCLUDING HORIZONTAL LEG PORTIONS PROJECTING FORWARDLY FROM SAID PLATE MEMBER, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PLATE MEMBER VERTICALLY ALONG SAID TRACK MEMBERS TO LIFT AND POSITION A LOAD CARRIED ON SAID LIFTING MEMBERS.