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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Timothy M. Johns, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alexey Vihracheff, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Harry J. Stagg, Vallejo, CA (US);
Anastacio Cruz, Jr., San Leandro, CA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy M. Johns, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Alexey Vihracheff, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Harry J. Stagg, Vallejo, CA (US);
Anastacio Cruz, Jr., San Leandro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Fedex Corporation, Memphis, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lifting system for a hitch mechanism is provided. The lifting system includes a raise/lower member; an intermediate mechanism to move the raise/lower member between a lower position and an upper position; and a control for causing the intermediate mechanism to move the raise/lower member from one position to the other.