US 12,215,010 B2
Rear mounted lift for over-the-road vehicle
Steve Balthazor, Hays, KS (US)
Filed by Steve Balthazor, Hays, KS (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/558,902.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/129,827, filed on Dec. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194766 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B60P 1/02 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01)
CPC B66F 9/07513 (2013.01) [B60P 1/025 (2013.01)] 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A powered forklift assembly configured to be operably mounted on an over-the-road vehicle to shift a load relative to a chassis of the vehicle, said powered forklift assembly comprising:
a shiftable forklift including an extendable mast and a fork mechanism,
said fork mechanism being attached to and vertically shiftable relative to the mast and configured to support the load; and
a vehicle bed supporting the forklift and configured to be mounted relative to the chassis of the vehicle, with the vehicle bed presenting a bed work surface for receiving the load,
said fork mechanism including an upright backrest and a fork extending away from the backrest in a longitudinal direction,
said fork being pivotally attached relative to the mast and being pivotal independently of the mast about a lateral pivot axis extending transversely to the longitudinal direction,
said forklift including a pivot actuator configured to pivot the fork up and down about the lateral pivot axis.