Vehicle mounted loader and unloader
Abstract
Abstract A VEHICLE MOUNTED MECHANISM FOR MANIPULATING LONG LOAD UNITS SUCH AS PIPE LENGTHS WHICH EXTEND OVER A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE LOAD CARRYING LENGTHS OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANISM INCLUDES AN ARTICULATE LINKAGE ATTACHED TO MOVE ALONG THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BED. THE LINKAGE IS OPERABLE BETWEEN THE GROUND AND AN ELEVATION SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE BED AND OVER A SUBSTANTIAL RANGE TRANSVERSE OF THE BED TO ENGAGE ELONGATE OBJECTS FOR TRANSFER BETWEEN GROUND ELEVATION AND THE BED. THE LINKAGE INCLUDES AN INNER AND OUTER BOOM TOGETHER WITH A CRADLE, ALL OF WHICH ARE AUTOMATICALLY COLLAPSIBLE AND RETRACTABLE, STORED BENEATH AND WITHIN THE WIDTH LIMITS OF THE BED OF THE VEHICLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE ROAD CLEARANCE AND FORM A COMPACTLY STORED UNIT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN TRANSIT. IN ONE EMBODIMENT THE LINKAGE IS CAPABLE OF OPERATING IN A POSITION ADJACENT THE WHEELS OF A SEMI-TRAILER AND OF BEING STORED BETWEEN THE WHEELS ON THE TRAILER AND THE WHEELS ON THE TRUCK.
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- 👤 J Irving
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