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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Carl Lewis, San Diego, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A vehicle carrier employs a hydraulicly tiltable “I” beam centered on the rear of a truck type carrier. A first and second wheel carriers are carried by and independently translatable along the “I” beam. The “I” beam is tilted off of the horizontal and the first wheel carrier engages the front wheels of the vehicle to be transported that are located adjacent to the back of the carrier vehicle. The wheels are then lifted off the support surface by tilting the “I” beam toward the horizontal. The second wheel carrier is then translated under the first wheel carrier and then under the rear wheels. After the four wheels are engaged the “I” beam tilts back to the horizontal further to lifting all of the wheels off of the support surface. The first and second wheel carriers are then translated along the “I” beam to a position over the vehicle carrier the rear wheels. The first wheel carrier is carried by the upper surface of the “I” beam and the second wheel carrier for the engaging the rear wheels positioned remote from the back of the carrier vehicle is carried by the lower surface of the “I” beam.