Vehicle retriever/transporter

Details Vehicle retriever/transporter Vehicle retriever/transporter

1993-07-12

1995-02-14

Bucci, David A.

Material or article handling

Self-loading or unloading vehicles

With load-receiving portion, or significant section thereof,...

2804051, 2807651, 414494, 414537, B60P 116

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053889495

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle for retrieving and transporting disabled vehicles is provided having a wheeled frame and a cab containing an operator's compartment comprising an inclined vehicle transporting bed positioned behind said cab, said bed having a downwardly and rearwardly inclined fixed bed portion and a foldable bed portion hinged at its front edge to the rear edge of the fixed bed portion, the foldable bed portion being operable between a folded position wherein the foldable bed portion overlies the fixed bed portion and an unfolded position wherein the foldable bed portion is coplanar with the fixed bed portion. A stabilizing mechanism is also provided for stabilizing the retriever/transporter while extricating a disabled vehicle from an off-road location such as a ditch or snowbank in conjunction with a detachable boom in combination with a conventional winch and cable.

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