Supports – Stand – To hold a particular article
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-25
2001-01-16
Ramirez, Ramon O. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Stand
To hold a particular article
C248S407000, C248S170000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06173929
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention is a portable, folding boatlift stand in which allows you to attach a boat easily to it, and to use it as a second person. This invention eliminates the need for a second person to load or to remove from the roof of a vehicle a boat while reducing any possible damage to the vehicle.
People over the years have thought up different ways or tricks to load a boat onto the top of a vehicle all by themselves. Some have placed boards or makeshift supports off of their roof racks to support a boat. Others have bought expensive roof racks and attachments. All these methods require your vehicle having a roof rack, and the need of lifting the boat onto these supports. Once supported, you must slide and shuffle the boat over this support on to the vehicle. With doing so, you risk damaging the boat and vehicle, and increase the possibility of the boat falling down. This method can only be done if you can lift the canoe up in the first place. To do a good safe job you should have two people to do it. Even loading to a high level, such as a van, is dangerous with two people because of the tendency for the canoe to roll over in this upside down position.
Today it is common for a canoeist going alone to ask for help when placing or removing their canoe. The problem is that many times you want to be alone and there is no one around to help and/or they may not have the time when you would like them to help.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF TRE INVENTION
Accordingly, the above problems and difficulties are obviated by the present invention which provides a easy, one person method of loading a small boat onto a vehicle. This is a novel boat loading, lifting device. This device adjusts for most vehicle types and small boats. It's self-standing and does not come into contact with the vehicle. No roof rack, make shift device, or attachment is required to use this one arm lift. Its height can be adjusted for different vehicles, and it assembles/dissembles for easy transport and storage. This invention replaces a second person, allowing only one person to load a boat on to a vehicle, by himself or herself.
Therefore, it is among the primary objects of the present invention to provide a lifting, pivoting support to support one end of a small boat while loading the other end.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel folding leg assembly. Instead of the support legs being removable, they would fold up and down and lock in your desired position.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a novel fixed top guide and a movable pivot shaft. This allows a boat to be loaded from above the top of the lift.
Still a further object of the present invention is to pivot the top guide to the side, then slide and lock in the pivot shaft.
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Ramirez Ramon O.
Szumny Jon A
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