A combined fifth wheel lift and slider assembly mountable on a truck frame includes a fifth wheel slidably mounted upon a fifth wheel slider assembly, and vertically elevatable by a frame member; the frame member supporting the fifth wheel slider assembly, the frame member being moveable from a resting position wherein the frame member rests substantially horizontal relative to the truck frame, to an actuating position wherein the frame member is positioned at an angle relative to the truck frame; a hydraulic mechanism for moving the frame member from the resting position to the actuating position wherein the hydraulic mechanism extends upwardly to push the frame member, the fifth wheel assembly, and the fifth wheel in a direction away from the truck cab; and a locking mechanism for securing the frame member in the resting position.
Combined fifth wheel lift and slider assembly
2017-03-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B62D MOTOR VEHICLES , Motorfahrzeuge |