Advanced rollback wheel-lift
US5951235A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P3/125
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved wheel-lift apparatus attachable to various types of transport trucks, including rollback trucks for loading and carrying disabled vehicles. The improved wheel-lift apparatus provides a horizontal extendable boom mechanism long enough for receiving disabled vehicles. As a result of the wheel-lift's "low angle" or horizontal approach, the risk of damage occurring to the chassis or body of the disabled vehicle while in the loading and carrying modes is greatly diminished.
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