Handling apparatus

Claim 1

HANDLING APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING A CAMPER RELATIVE TO THE NED OF A PICK-UP TRUCK, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A PICK-UP TRUCK INCLUDING A BODY HAVING A BED STRUCTURE, MOUNTING WHEELS FOR SAID TRUCK, A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL CAM PLATES MOUNTED UPON SAID TRUCK BED, EACH CAM PLATE INCLUDING UPWARDLY CONVERGING ALIGNED SURFACES, A PAIR OF SPACED DRIVE SPROCKETS MOUNTED ON THE REAR PORTION FO SAID TRUCK BODY AND PROJECTING REARWARDLY THEREFROM, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID CAMPER FOR COOPERATION WITH SAID SPROCKETS COMPRISING LONGITUDINALLY ORIENTED RACK MEANS FOR MESHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SPROCKETS, SAID RACK MEANS BEING SECURED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAMPER AND INCLUDING FIXED LINEAR AND UPWARDLY EXTENDING PORTIONS TERMINATING IN FLEXIBLE EXTREMITIES, SAID FLEXIBLE EXTREMITIES BEING ADAPTED FOR DRAPING OVER SAID SPROCKETS FOR MESHING ENGAGEMENT THEREWITH, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID SPROCKETS WHEN IN MESH WITH SAID FLEXIBLE EXTREMITIES TO EFFECT LONGITUDINAL UPWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID CAMPER ONTO SAID TRUCK BED, SAID CAMPER INCLUDING A PAIR OF SPACED GUIDE ROLLS FOR ALIGNMENT AND TRAVEL OVER THE CONVERGING CAM PLATES DURING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF SAID CAMPER TO ELEVATE AND LOWER SAID CAMPER BODY.