| CPC A01K 1/011 (2013.01) | 19 Claims |
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1. A lift apparatus comprising:
an enclosure including:
a base wall;
a back wall being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base wall, the back wall having a back wall upper edge being distally positioned relative to the base wall;
a pair of side walls being coupled to and extending upwardly from the base wall, the pair of side walls being coupled to and extending forwardly from the back wall, each side wall of the pair of side walls having a respective side wall upper edge being distally positioned relative to the base wall;
the back wall upper edge and the respective side wall upper edge of each side wall of the pair of side walls defining a top opening into the enclosure;
a platform being movably coupled to the enclosure, the platform being selectively positionable between a lowered position and a raised position, the platform being positioned against the base wall when the platform is in the lowered position, the platform being positioned proximate to the top opening when the platform is in the raised position;
a drive assembly being coupled to the platform, the drive assembly being actuatable to move the platform between the lowered position and the raised position;
a guide being coupled to the enclosure, the platform being movably coupled to the guide wherein the guide inhibits the platform from being pivoted as the platform moves between the lowered position and the raised position, the guide including:
a plurality of fingers extending from the platform toward the enclosure; and
a plurality of channels extending into an inner surface of the enclosure, the plurality of channels being aligned with the plurality of fingers wherein each finger of the plurality of fingers is positioned within a respective channel of the plurality of channels, the plurality of fingers moving along the plurality of channels as the platform moves between the raised position and the lowered position.
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