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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1986
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elroy E Bourgraf, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Ferno Washington, Inc., Wilmington, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
414340 ; 254120 ; 414347 ; 414391 ; 414462 ; 414498 ; 414522 ;
Abstract
A lifting mechanism adapted to be placed in the trunk of a vehicle, the lifting mechanism having a lift platform movable from a storage position within the trunk to an elevated position in which the lift platform projects outwardly from the trunk, the platform being raised and lowered by a lever mechanism with or without a powered assist. The lifting mechanism may be used alone or in combination wtih a wheeled cart and an article supporting carriage by means of which the article may be transferred between the cart and the lifting mechanism.