Abstract: Two stationary uprights are mounted on a support and each of them carries a piston. Each upright is surrounded by a vertically movable cylinder whose interior is subdivided by the respective piston with an upper and a lower chamber. Fluid passages are formed in the uprights and each of the latter has two fluid ports which respectively communicate with the upper and the lower chamber of the associated cylinder. A cross-head rigidly connects the cylinders for joint movement.