Lifting apparatus and lifting system

Abstract

A lifting apparatus, including a pallet configured to support an object and including a plurality of pallet pivots; a motor; and a plurality of rotating members coupled to a respective pallet pivot, each including: a first linkage pivot coupled to a base; a second linkage pivot coupled to the motor; and a third linkage pivot; a plurality of transmitting members coupled to a respective pallet pivot and a respective rotating member, each including: a fourth linkage pivot coupled to the third linkage pivot of the rotating member; and a fifth linkage pivot coupled to a respective one of the plurality of pallet pivots.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.