Patent ID: 9457704
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B60P

Claim Text:
1. An ATV transport device for use with a pickup truck with a cab, a bed and a tailgate, comprising: a base pad attached to said bed of said pickup truck; a first ATV rack attached to said base pad, said first ATV rack with a first end closest to said truck cab, and a second end furthest away from said truck cab, with said first end of said first ATV rack rotatingly attached to said base pad at a pivot point; a second ATV rack with a first end attached by at least one hinge to said second end of said first ATV rack, with said second ATV rack second end supported by at least one landing wheel, with said second ATV rack having a guide rib on an underside of said second ATV rack, with said first and second ATV rack configured for attachment of a first and second ATV to said racks; at least one jack, said jack having a first end attached to said base pad at a second pivot point, and a second end attached to said first ATV rack at a third pivot point, with said jack configured to push against said first ATV rack when said first ATV rack is in a generally horizontal position in order to lift said second end of said first ATV rack away from said truck bed and into a generally vertical position, with said lifting of said first ATV rack second end causing simultaneous lifting of said first end of said second ATV rack into a generally vertical position; an extension track attached to said base pad, with a first end attached to said base pad, and with a second end having a guide roller, with said extension track second end configured to extend beyond said tailgate of said pickup; with said at least one landing wheel on said second end of said second ATV rack configured to roll on said extension track from a vertical transport position into an extended loading unloading position, with said second ATV track guide rib configured to roll over said guide roller of said extension track until said at least one landing wheel touches the ground behind said truck; at least one ATV securing lock on each of said ATV racks, for securing one ATV to said first ATV rack, and one ATV to said second ATV rack; and a towing winch attached to said base pad, said towing winch having an extendable cable and a cable end, for attaching said cable and cable end to said ATVs one at a time, for pulling said ATVs from said ground onto said first and second ATV racks when said racks are in a loading position, and for lowering said ATVs from said ATV transport device to said ground over said first and second ATV racks.