Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Conveyor
Patent
1997-03-26
1998-09-22
Bucci, David A.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Conveyor
114344, 2804141, 414343, B60P 143
Patent
active
058105468
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for loading and unloading a personal watercraft from a bed of a pickup truck. The apparatus includes an outer rail assembly and an inner rail assembly adapted to telescopically slide into and out of the outer rail assembly. The outer rail assembly is of dimensions permitting it to lay flat on a bed of a pickup truck and to be releasably secured in the bed. Loading and unloading of the watercraft is accomplished by pulling the inner rail assembly slidably out from the outer rail assembly and resting one end of the inner rail assembly in shallow water. A pulley assembly is used by an individual to controllably lower the watercraft into the water or draw the watercraft up out of the water along the inner and outer rail assemblies. Once loading or unloading has taken place, the inner rail assembly is slidably inserted into the outer rail assembly. A dolly is disclosed for enabling the watercraft to be unloaded for storage off of the bed of a pickup struck by a single individual. The apparatus is lightweight, relatively inexpensive to construct, and enables a single person to easily and conveniently load and unload a personal watercraft without assistance from other individuals and without external ramps or tools. The apparatus also obviates the need for a trailer, but can readily be used with a conventional trailer having a flat bed if a pickup truck is not available. Minor modifications to the apparatus could allow the apparatus to be used to transport other recreational vehicles such as snowmobiles.
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