摘要 |
<p>The present inventions provides a lifting device (101) comprising a main body (105) being of a generally elongate form, said main body (105) having at one end thereof a transport means (102, 120) to allow said device to translate relative to the ground, a boom portion (103) cooperating with said main body (105) and adapted to support a load at its end, a motive power means (115) to lift or lower said load, said main body (105) being able to be pivoted by a user with respect to a fulcrum (102, 120) formed by either said transport means (102, 120) and a ground location or said transport means (102,120), around an axis generally parallel to the ground, to transfer or arcuately move a load carried by said boom portion 103, thereby providing a functionally variable horizontal reach (103) to said device (101).</p> |