Lift Deck Assembly for a Truck

摘要

A lift deck assembly has a base frame mounted in the cargo box of a truck and a load supporting platform movable relative to the base frame by a linkage between a loading position substantially at ground level and a transport position above the cargo box in which the side edges of the platform are aligned with the sidewalls of the cargo box and the rear edge of the platform is aligned with the tailgate to provide the general appearance of a tonneau cover. The platform includes a main defining the side edges and an extendable portion that can be extended rearward from the main portion to assist in supporting a load thereon. The extendible portion can be retracted so that the rear edge thereof aligns with the rear edge of the main portion and the tailgate.

主权项

1. A lift deck assembly for a truck having a cargo box with laterally opposed sidewalls extending longitudinally between a front of the cargo box and a tailgate at a rear of the cargo box, the assembly comprising:
a platform extending laterally between two side edges and longitudinally between opposite front and rear edges and being arranged to support a load thereon, a base frame arranged for anchoring in fixed relation to the cargo box, an operating linkage coupled between the base frame and the platform such that the platform is arranged to be moveable from a loading position substantially at ground level to a transport position above the cargo box wherein the side edges of the platform are aligned with the sidewalls of the cargo box and the rear edge of the platform is aligned with the tailgate.