Truck Mounted Multifunction Lifting System and Method
OwnerBrady Brooksinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible electrical or hydraulic system mountable in the rear of a truck for lifting and other functions. The system is compatible with other common uses of pick-up trucks. It is operated from within the cab of the truck, standing outside the pick-up truck bed, or remotely. The system operates in various modes and with various tools. The lifting system is collapsible to a low-profile and allows the use of the pick-up truck for towing a “gooseneck” trailer. Multiple attachments include, but are not limited to, a fork lift, hay bale spear, hay bale unroller, pallet forks, man-lift cages, dump bucket, drilling attachment, and/or a vehicle recovery platform, such as the towing/lifting functions of a tow truck.
Claims20
A power lifting system for a pick-up truck to engage items to be lifted, said pick-up truck comprising a pick-up truck bed with a rear portion and a front portion, said pick-up truck comprising a cab adjacent said front portion of said pick-up truck bed, said power lifting system comprising:
- a sub-structure comprising a plurality of beams securable with respect to said pick-up truck bed so as to be removable, said plurality of beams being sized and spaced apart to permit access to a more than sixty percent of said pick-up truck bed when said sub-structure is secured with respect to said pick-up truck bed;
- at least one pivotal connection secured to said substructure;
- a mast attached to said at least one pivotal connection adjacent a rear portion of said pick-up truck bed whereby said mast is pivotally movable from an upright position to a collapsed position;
- a track defined along said mast;
- a carriage mounted on said track for movement along said track;
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- at least one working attachment for said carriage to engage said items to be lifted.
A method for providing a powered lifting system for a pick-up truck to engage items to be lifted, said pick-up truck comprising a pick-up truck bed with a rear portion and a front portion, said pick-up truck comprising a cab adjacent said front portion of said pick-up truck bed, said method comprising:
- providing a substructure securable with respect to said pick-up truck bed;
- sizing and spacing said substructure to permit access to more than 60 percent of said pick-up truck bed when said substructure is secured with respect to said pick-up truck bed;
- providing a mast pivotally attachable to said substructure whereby said mast is pivotally movable from an upright position to a collapsed position;
- providing that said mast defines a track;
- providing a carriage mountable on said track for movement along said track;
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- providing that said carriage supports at least one working attachment to engage said items to be lifted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.