Lift assembly

A lift assembly comprising:

• a power source;
• a motor responsive to said power source;
• a rotatable drive shaft driveable by said motor in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction;
• switching means for selectively activating and deactivating said motor;
• a collar having an upper and a lower portion circumscribing said drive shaft and movable relative thereto in a vertical direction in response to the rotation thereof, said collar having a T-shaped slot defined axially therein in said upper portion thereof;
• a first hinge section having a T-shaped portion extending therefrom for complimentary engagement within said T-shaped slot and a second portion extending oppositely from said T-shaped portion, first and second annular portions integrally formed on said second portion in spaced relationship to each other, each annular portion defining an opening therewithin;
• an articulated platform comprising a plurality of discrete sections, each of said sections being pivotally connectable on at least one edge thereof to another of said sections, said platform at one end thereof having an annular portion disposed thereupon defining an opening therewith, said annular portion of said platform being interposable between said first and said second annular portions of said second portion of said T-shaped portion to axially align the several openings;
• and a removable restraining means inserted within said axially aligned openings to secure said platform to said first hinge section in pivotal relationship thereto whereupon said platform is movable in concert with said collar.