Material or article handling – Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-10
2007-04-10
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3652)
Material or article handling
Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers
C212S180000, C452S187000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10935403
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle game lift adapted for releasable attachment to a trailer hitch mounted on a rear of a vehicle. The game lift is used for suspending a killed animal above a ground surface. The lift includes an inverted “L” shaped post having a vertical post member and a horizontal hoist arm. The hoist arm is attached to a upper portion of the vertical post member. One end of a trailer hitch tongue is adapted for attachment to a trailer hitch. An opposite end of the trailer hitch tongue is attached to a tongue collar. The tongue collar is received around a lower portion of the vertical post member. One end of a moveable horizontal suspension arm is attached to a sliding collar. The sliding collar is received around a portion of the vertical post member. An opposite end of the suspension arm is attached to a balance beam having a plurality of hooks thereon. The hooks are adapted for releasable attachment to the killed animal. A chain hoist is attached to the horizontal suspension arm and the horizontal hoist arm. The chain hoist is used for raising and lowering the suspension arm and the balanced beam when attached to the killed animal.
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Angel Tony
Jensen Roger
Crabtree Edwin H.
Greenhut Charles
Mackey Patrick
Pizarro Ramon L.
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