Traversing hoists – Having means facilitating assembly or disassembly – Of traversing hoist from support
Reexamination Certificate
2000-08-07
2001-06-26
Brahan, Thomas J. (Department: 3652)
Traversing hoists
Having means facilitating assembly or disassembly
Of traversing hoist from support
C414S462000, C452S189000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06250483
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to hoists, and, more particularly, to a hoist for big game which is portable and mounts on a truck, all terrain vehicle (ATV) or a stand on the ground as desired.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Big game hunting is a popular outdoor recreation in the United States. However, once an animal is taken, the problem becomes what to do with the carcass. In hunting season, it is common to see animal carcasses draped over the hoods of automobiles or laid out in the beds of pickup trucks. However, transporting a carcass in such a fashion is dirty and quite unsanitary. It is far more preferable for the animal to be dressed out before transportation.
However, field dressing a large animal is not an easy task. Moving the animal around to properly field dress is difficult and unpleasant. Thus, the need for a portable hoist to assist in dressing the animal is well known in the field.
Various types of hoists have been described in the patent literature.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,791,858 entitled “Vehicle Mounted Game Skinning Device” which issued Aug. 11, 1998 to Sasser shows a device comprising an adjustable vertical support having a hitch connection member and a slidably received boom arm and winch unit. Also provided is a game gambrel for raising and lowering game animals. The support arm is collapsible.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,806,063 entitled “Portable Wild Game Hoist” which issued on Feb. 21, 1989 to York shows a portable wild game hoist having a boom comprised of a plurality of mating sections. The cylindrical section
17
is mounted to a trailer hitch ball
57
.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,752,799 entitled “Apparatus for Loading and Carrying Small Recreational Water Vehicles and Method Therefor” which issued on May 19, 1998 to Carey et al. provides a lifter apparatus having a rotation mechanism
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which has a lower portion
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of a main support which extends through the center of base plate
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and locking base
28
. The main support
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is also connected to the opposite end of locking base
28
and support tube
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is adjustable received by main support
20
.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,211,526 entitled “Mobile Crane” which issued on May 18, 1993 to Robbinette shows another mobile crane rotatably mounted to the rear of a truck.
None of the known prior art disclose the device set forth herein.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved portable big game hoist for use in the field.
It is a further object of this invention to provide an improved game hoist which can be assembled and disassembled easily and quickly in the field.
Further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent as the following description proceeds and the features of novelty which characterize this invention will be pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this specification.
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Brahan Thomas J.
McGue Frank J.
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