B - Operations – Transporting – 60 – P
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
60
P
214/84
B60P 1/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1276594
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The invention relates to a tray loader apparatus (12) having rail means (14) having a first rail (20) arranged to be stationarily fixed to a supporting structure such as a body of a motor vehicle, and a second rail (31) slidably associated with the first rail (20) and arranged to move relative to the first rail (20) in a horizontal direction, a post (16) associated with the second rail (31) and having a lower end, a load supporting tray (18) mounted at the lower end of the post (16) and arranged to be horizontally disposed, in use, and the lower end of the post (16) being arranged to be raised and lowered together with the tray (18) relative to the rail means (14) and the apparatus (12) comprising means for causing the second rail (31) to move relative to the first rail (20) so as to extend the rail means (14) in a horizontal direction and then causing the lower end of the post (16) and the tray (18) to be lowered, and for causing the lower end of the post (16) and the tray (18) to be raised from a lowered position to its initial position and then for the second rail (31) to move relative to the first rail (20) so as to retract the rail means (14). In a preferred embodiment the post (16) is in two telescoping parts (58 and 60) and the post (16) is associated with a traveller (46) supported by the second rail (31). The apparatus is preferably driven by a single flexible drive means such as a chain (83).
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French David J.
Loader Company Pty Ltd (the)
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