摘要 |
The present invention is a lifting mechanism designed to be releasably attachable to a support, such as a hitch on the rear of a vehicle. The mechanism includes a housing that is securable to the hitch and encloses an operating mechanism having a pair of openings in which lift arms can be connected to be rotated by the operating mechanism. Each lift arm is movably and releasably connected to a platform which can be raised from a lowered position to a raised position by the operating mechanism and the lift arms in order to enable an item placed on the platform to be elevated from a position adjacent the ground to a position generally level with the cargo space of a vehicle, such as the bed of a pickup truck. The components of the mechanism are detachable from one another in order to easily store the mechanism when not in use.
|