Truck bed assembly with integral partial sliding deck with pivoting inclined towers for raising and lowering a sliding deck
US7635248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60P1/4421
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sliding deck for carrying loads in transit and both lifting or lowering the loads includes a spaced pair of pivoting outer tubular tower members having hydraulically operated cylinders interior to a pair of telescoping tubular inner members located interior to the outer tubular tower member in which the pivoting of the tower members is controlled about a pivot by a supporting hydraulically-operated cylinder. A friction-relieving feature for accommodating movement of the interior telescoping member may include a Teflon brand wear pad fixed on the inner surface of the fixed outer tubular tower member. Together, the fixed outer tubular member and the sliding interior tubular member form a pivoting tower-like support member at an incline relative to the truck bed. A sliding deck structure for carrying cargo is fixedly secured through slots in the pivoting outer tubular tower support members to the interior telescoping tubular members of the pair of support tower members so that when the interior hydraulic cylinder is actuated, cylinder pistons are extended causing the sliding deck assembly to slide down a path defined by slot channels along an exterior of the fixed outer support memb…
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