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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 19, 1998
Thomas Kruse, Sarasota County, FL (US);
Jeffrey Moone, Sarasota County, FL (US);
Hoveround Corporation, Sarasota, FL (US);
Abstract
A self propelled personal mobility vehicle lift operable in a stored configuration and a deployed configuration operatively mounted to the rear portion of a vehicle to selectively lift and remove a self propelled personal mobility vehicle into and from the rear portion of the vehicle, the self propelled personal mobility vehicle lift includes a stanchion or tower assembly pivotally mounted to a lift mounting assembly secured to the vehicle, a boom assembly to support a hoist assembly and a lift support assembly to support the self propelled personal mobility vehicle lift when deployed telescopingly coupled to the upper and lower portions of the stanchion or tower assembly respectively, the hoist assembly includes a hoist mechanism having a flexible hoist element to couple the self propelled personal mobility vehicle lift to the self propelled personal mobility vehicle when the self propelled personal mobility vehicle lift is in the deployed configuration to selectively lift or lower the self propelled personal mobility vehicle into or from the rear portion of the vehicle.