Material or article handling – Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into – within,... – Stack forming apparatus
Patent
1996-10-10
1998-06-16
Young, Karen M.
Material or article handling
Apparatus for moving intersupporting articles into, within,...
Stack forming apparatus
414462, B65G 6700
Patent
active
057659877
ABSTRACT:
A device to assist in loading and unloading objects into and from the trunk compartment of an automotive vehicle, the device having a lower platform supported on the floor of the trunk compartment, an upper platform positioned above the lower platform, a plurality of vertically extensible pneumatic operators for supporting the upper platform on the lower platform, an accumulator containing pressurized air, and a piping system for connecting the accumulator to each of the pneumatic operators to simultaneously extend each of the pneumatic operators and thereby lift the level of the upper platform with respect to the lower platform to a level at which objects can be transferred to and from the trunk compartment by a sliding action. An electric air pump is also provided to introduce pressurized air into the accumulator, and a safety switch is provided to prevent lifting the upper platform while the trunk is closed. The upper platform is provided with a multitude of horizontally extensible slides, to permit the surface area of the upper platform to be increased, and a pair of openings to permit the compact device to be placed into, and removed from, the trunk compartment of a vehicle.
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Hess Douglas
Young Karen M.
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