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REMOTE CONTROLLED EXTENDIBLE LIFTER

This invention relates to an apparatus for loading and unloading heavy objects to and from a van and more particularly to a device having a boom extendable from the side door of a van (the extension and lifting may be controlled remotely).
The use of vans for service intensive businesses has proliferated due to their great versatility. Plumbing contractors, appliance repair contractors and other labor intensive type of services have long used vans because of their unique convenience. Unlike the open beds of trucks, vans provide a covered enclosure which can be locked and secured, thereby protecting its contents.
This new extendible lifting apparatus for a vehicle, includes a support bracket secured to the floor of the vehicle and a tube mounted to the support bracket perpendicularly to the axis of the vehicle frame. The tube receives a boom which is used to support a cable used to lift heavy objects. The tube is substantially rectangular and has an axial slot extending along the bottom to form an axial opening that allows the cable to be suspended therein when the boom is in the fully retracted position. The slotted wall of the tube also acts as a floor opposite an inner ceiling. A winch is coupled to the boom for successively winding and unwinding the cable. A motor is coupled to the tube for moving the boom from a retracted position wholly within the tube to an advanced position. A second motor is coupled to the winch for controlling the winding and unwinding of the cable. Control of the two motors is provided by a remote control. Finally, a brake is provided for preventing the unwinding of the winch allowing a suspended object to free-fall when the second motor experiences failure.

This invention is patented in the USA. A working prototype is available.
We are looking for licensees, investors or a buyer for this invention.

For more information contact:
Mr. Yakov Feldman
7311 Kester Ave. #3
Van Nuys, CA 91405, USA.
Phone: (818) 883-3195, Fax: (818) 994-1845

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