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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Harlie D. Frost, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Harlie D. Frost, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Affinity Labs of Texas, LLC, Frisco, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for loading bulky objects such as Kayaks, canoes and sailboards on a higher level. The device is an expandable and flexible platform to be used as an extra pair of hands for holding one end of the object and pivoting the other end on the loading platform such as a car roof. An expandable pole from a base with a platform on the top permits one end of an ungainly object to be fixed to the platform to hold and act as a pivot point. The flexibility allows for loading from multiple directions.