B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – P
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
P
B60P 1/54 (2006.01) B60P 3/00 (2006.01) B66F 11/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2553990
A method of lifting a fifth wheel hitch onto the bed of a pickup truck having a rail pocket in a rear corner portion of its bed sidewall, comprising the steps of: a) providing a mounting post for a crane having a lower portion adapted to be closely received within the rail pocket and an upper crane reception portion extending above the bed sidewall; b) providing a crane having i) a mast having a lower portion adapted to slidingly and rotatably receive the upper crane reception portion of the mounting post therein, and an upper portion extending above the sidewall of the bed; ii) a boom having a rope carrying end portion, and, iii) a rope having one end portion wound on a winch carried by the mast, and an opposite end portion configured to lift an attachment means; c) positioning the post within the rail pocket; d) mating the crane on the post; e) attaching the hitch to the lift attachment means; f) lifting the hitch above the truck bed; g) rotating the mast on the mounting post to thereby swing and position the elevated crane over the truck bed; and finally, h) lowering the positioned hitch onto the truck bed.
Bell William Clinton
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