Pivoting frame for carrying sheet material
First Claim
1. A pivoting frame for carrying a load on a truck having a truck bed, comprising a frame mount carried by the truck bed and a pair of pivoting arms pivotally carried by said frame mount, wherein said pivoting arms are selectively pivoted outwardly of the truck bed in a loading and unloading configuration and inwardly of the truck bed in a transportation configuration.
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Abstract
A pivoting frame for carrying sheet material, which frame is mounted in a pick-up truck bed at one side of the bed and is adjustable for receiving various types of sheet material such as sheetrock, plywood and the like. The frame is mounted to the pick-up truck bed side and floor and is designed to pivot into a first loading and unloading configuration outwardly of the pick-up truck bed at a selected access angle and inwardly of the pick-up truck bed for transportation purposes. In a preferred embodiment the pivoting arm elements of the frame are adjustable along with the frame mount, to facilitate mounting the pivoting frame in pick-up truck beds of various design.
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20 Claims
- 1. A pivoting frame for carrying a load on a truck having a truck bed, comprising a frame mount carried by the truck bed and a pair of pivoting arms pivotally carried by said frame mount, wherein said pivoting arms are selectively pivoted outwardly of the truck bed in a loading and unloading configuration and inwardly of the truck bed in a transportation configuration.
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12. A pivoting frame for carrying a load on a truck having a truck bed and bed sides, comprising a pair of frame mounts carried by the truck bed and one of the bed sides in spaced-apart relationship with respect to each other;
- a pair of pivoting arms pivotally carried by said frame mounts, respectively, for selectively pivoting outwardly of the truck bed and said one of the bed sides in a loading and unloading configuration, and inwardly of the truck bed and said one of the bed sides in a transportation configuration and at least one connector bar connecting said pivoting arms.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pivoting frame for carrying a load on a truck having a truck bed and bed sides, comprising a pair of spaced-apart frame mounts carried by the truck bed and one of the bed sides;
- a pair of pivoting arms pivotally engaging said frame mounts, respectively; and
a pivot pin connecting each of said pivoting arms to said frame mounts, respectively, for selectively pivoting said pivoting arms outwardly of the truck bed and said one of the bed sides in a loading and unloading configuration and inwardly of the truck bed and said one of the bed sides in a transportation configuration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- a pair of pivoting arms pivotally engaging said frame mounts, respectively; and
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