Trailer hitch mounted lifting attachment
OwnerEdward M. Croswellinventor
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Abstract
A lifting attachment is disclosed for use in conjunction with a trailer hitch mounted to a vehicle. The lifting attachment includes a support assembly which is detachably connected to the trailer hitch and this support assembly includes a vertically extending support beam. The attachment includes a platform having a generally planar top and an elongated arm having one end pivotally connected to the platform and a second end pivotally connected to the support beam. A hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly is pivotally connected between the support beam and an intermediate point on the arm so that extension and retraction of the piston within the cylinder selectively raises and lowers the platform.
Claims9
A lifting attachment for use in conjunction with a trailer hitch mounted to a vehicle comprising:
- a support assembly detachably connectible with the trailer hitch, said support assembly including a vertically extending support beam,
- a platform,
- an elongated arm having a first end pivotally connected to said platform and a second end pivotally connected to said support beam,
- a piston and cylinder assembly comprising a cylinder and a piston slidably mounted in said cylinder and movable between a retracted and an extended position, and a piston rod secured to said piston and extending outwardly from one end of said cylinder,
- said cylinder being pivotally connected to one of said support beam and an intermediate point of said arm, and
- a free end of said piston rod being pivotally connected to the other of said support beam and an intermediate point of said arm wherein said platform comprises a top wall, a bottom wall and a side wall extending between at least a portion of said top wall and said bottom wall, said top wall, said bottom wall and said side wall forming a storage area dimensioned to receive said arm, said support beam and said piston and cylinder assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.