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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 1990
Filed:
May. 16, 1988
John A Hart, Claresholm, Alberta, CA;
Other;
Abstract
The majority of combination lifts and carrying frames for use on vehicles such as pickup trucks are complicated including fixed and movable frames, pulleys, chains and even winches. A relatively simple combination lift and stand for use on such a vehicle includes an L-shaped frame for carrying by a vehicle in a collapsed condition with the vertical arm of the L near the cab of the vehicle; and extensible legs pivotally connected to each end of the frame for rotation between stored and inclined, ground engaging positions, whereby, when the legs are rotated from the stored to the ground engaging position and the vehicle is driven in reverse, the frame is pushed to an erect, stand position, and subsequent forward movement of the vehicle leaves the device alone in the erect, stand position. The procedure can be reversed, by driving the vehicle in reverse beneath the stand, attaching the stand to the vehicle and driving forward to cause the stand to collapse onto the vehicle.