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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 01, 2002
Jack L. Smith, Cullman, AL (US);
George Coleman Freeman, Breman, AL (US);
Jimmy Ray Rhodes, Altoona, AL (US);
Jack L. Smith, Cullman, AL (US);
George Coleman Freeman, Breman, AL (US);
Jimmy Ray Rhodes, Altoona, AL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A lift device for loading game animals or other objects, onto the cargo rack of an ATV. The lift device includes a vertical support frame member adapted for attachment to the rear of an ATV. A horizontally extending base support member is pivotally attached at one end thereof to the bottom of the vertical support frame member; a loading platform is pivotally hinged to the opposite end of the horizontally extending base support member. A cable is attached to the base support member and a winch, mounted on the vertical support frame member, moves the cable to move the lift device from a loading position on the ground to a loaded position wherein the game animal is secured by the loading platform on the top of the ATV cargo rack.