Detachable platform for truck body or trailer

Claim 1

A detachable platform for supporting a container or the like, the platform being adapted for detachable mounting in a truck body or trailer, comprising a substantially flat frame assembly having at least two hollow longitudinal structural beams, at least four support legs mounted on the frame assembly, each leg having at least one extension member with a support pad at the base thereof, and a horizontal side extension portion at the top of the extension member, to extend the legs outboard of the frame assembly and permit the truck body or trailer to pass between the legs under the frame assembly, a self-contained jacking means integral with the frame assembly having at least four jacking points for positioning on the truck body or trailer to raise the platform in a single lift off the truck body or trailer and permit the legs to be extended outward and lowered the jacking means includes at least one double acting hydraulic jack having a piston connected to two connecting means, each connecting means being connected to the piston and to linkage means at each jacking point, such that movement of the connecting means by the jack raises or lowers the platform from the jacking point.