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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Charles E. Young, Falling Waters, WV (US);
Harry Carbaugh, Hagerstown, MD (US);
Jerr-Dan, Corporation, Greencastle, PA (US);
Abstract
A combination tilting bed carrier and attached wheel-lift apparatus mounted on a chassis of a towing vehicle. The bed carrier includes a first pivot connected to the chassis and a first motive element extending between the chassis and the bed carrier for actuating tilting of the bed carrier about the first pivot. A wheel-lift is positioned below the bed carrier and includes a second pivot for pivotally connecting the wheel-lift to the chassis, with the first pivot and the second pivot concentrically, or substantially concentrically, aligned with each other. A second motive element extends between the wheel-lift and the bed carrier for actuating tilting of the wheel-lift about the second pivot. The second pivot may include a third motive element which may adjust the second pivot point, and which in conjunction with the second motive element, allows the wheel-lift to conform with either a positive or negative ground surface. The second motive element has a control element to maintain the wheel-lift in a predetermined position in the event of a failure of a second motive element. A third pivot is positioned on the chassis for pivotally connecting a stabilizer strut arm between the wheel-lift and the bed carrier.