Apparatus for picking up overturned vehicles

Vehicle mounted apparatus for lifting a load such as engaging and uprighting an overturned elongated trailer or the like which comprises:

• (a) a truck-borne framework comprising first and second telescopically connected frame members having a specified lengthwise extent;
• (b) truck-borne means including a truck-borne frame member being pivotally interconnected with one of said first and second frame members and being rotatable and elevatable relative to said truck, said truck-borne means extending said firsrt and second frame members in lifting position over said load;
• (c) at least a pair of elongate slings supported by said frame members which are adapted to be selectively placed around and beneath said load;
• (d) means for selectively raising said slings to raise and elevate an overturned vehicle supported on said slings;
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• (e) ground contacting means interconnected with at least one of said first and second frame members, said ground contacting means facilitating support of one end of said truck-borne framework relative to the ground and movement of said truck-borne framework along the ground.

Truck-borne lifting apparatus for engaging and lifting loads such as uprighting overturned vehicles and the like which comprises:

• (a) a truck-mounted frame structure adapted to be supported by a truck and being rotatable and elevatable relative to said truck;
• (b) a first frame being pivotally connected to said truck-mounted frame structure;
• (c) a second frame being telescopically connected to said first frame, said first and second frames adapted to be positioned in lifting position over a load such as an overturned vehicle or the like, said second frame being capable of extension and contraction relative to said first frame to accommodate the length of said load;
• (d) at least a pair of elongate slings positioned along the length of said first and second frames and adapted to be selectively placed around and beneath said load;
• (e) powered winch means at each extremity of said slings for selectively raising said slings to impart selective raising and rotating movement to said load supported on said slings;
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• (f) ground contacting means at one extremity of said second frame means for supporting one end of said first and second frame means relative to the ground and for permitting movement of said first and second frame means and any load supported by said slings along the ground to another location.