Moving and lifting gear for goods and commodities

• Main Author: JUVONEN, KARI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 16.10.1985
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS, PERAMBULATORS; HAULING; HOISTING; HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCEDIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIFTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; SLEDGES; TRANSPORTING

Goods moving and lifting arrangement which comprises a moving and lifting member (27) for moving and lifting the commodities as well as a loading and transportation-member (18) for moving the commodities into the van and out of it and for moving the lifting member into the van out of it. The moving and lifting member includes a frame (1); two rigid frame bearing members (2) connected rigidly to the frame; at least three wheels (3); and lifting platform (4); lifting members (5) for connecting the lifting platform to the frame; a power generating unit (6) for lifting and lowering the platform; a handle (7) for moving the arrangement, as well as lifting members (5) which include a lifting jib (8), a support beam (9), a pivot support (16) and pivots (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) which connect the lifting members to each other and to the platform (4) and frame (1). The loading and transportation member (18) include a body member (19) which can be advantageously fixed to a van, a bridge element (20) pivotally connected to the body member in order to be turned into a lateral or vertical position and tracklike fastening members (21) attached to the bridge member in order to clamp the moving and lifting member.