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US 8,556,311 B1Granted
Truck cab and bed lift tool
OwnerMarcos V. Luceroinventor
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Abstract
A truck cab and bed lift tool for removing cab and bed bodies from pickup truck frames. The tool includes a horizontal main beam having adjustable and configurable end appendages. Those appendages provide adjustable contact elements that mate with suitable lifting points of a pickup truck bed, cab structure, or other major body element. The main beam includes a heavy-duty hook that enables the truck cab and bed lift tool to be lifted by an engine hoist, overhead winch, or other suitable lifting mechanism.
Claims14
A truck cab and bed lift tool, comprising:
- a main beam having a first end and a second end;
- a “T”-shaped first upper extension adjustably extending horizontally from said first end of said main beam;
- a “T”-shaped second upper extension adjustably extending horizontally from said second end of said main beam;
- an inverted “T”-shaped first lower extension adjustably extending vertically from said first upper extension;
- an inverted “T”-shaped second lower extension adjustably extending vertically from said second upper extension;
- a first telescoping outer extension adjustably extending horizontally from a first side of said first lower extension;
- a second telescoping outer extension adjustably extending horizontally from a second side of said first lower extension;
- a third telescoping outer extension adjustably extending horizontally from a first side of said second lower extension;
- a fourth telescoping outer extension adjustably extending horizontally from a second side of said second lower extension;
- a first lift plate assembly adjustably extending horizontally from said first telescoping outer extension;
- a second lift plate assembly adjustably extending horizontally from said second telescoping outer extension;
- a third lift plate assembly adjustably extending horizontally from said third telescoping outer extension;
- and,
- a fourth lift plate assembly adjustably extending horizontally from said fourth telescoping outer extension.
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