Patent ID: 6533247
Filing Date: 2003-03-18
Classification: B25H,B66F

Abstract:
An attachment device for attaching to a lifting device for lifting a two wheeled vehicle, the lifting device having a base positionable on the ground and an upwardly movable arm connected to the base, the arm having an opening in an end thereof for supporting the attachment device, the vehicle having a frame and supporting wheels spaced in tandem along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the attachment device comprising:a base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface with a plurality of openings extending therethrough; at least two cross members fastened to said base plate in the openings, said cross members mating with the frame of the vehicle when the base plate is brought into proximity with the vehicle, thereby supporting the vehicle; a kingpin integrally connected to and extending downwardly from the bottom surface of the base plate for insertion into the opening in the arm of the lifting device to attach the attachment device to the lifting device so that the upward movement of the arm raises the vehicle supported by the attachment device off the ground, wherein the kingpin pivots in the opening in the arm of the lifting device to swivel the base plate through 360Â° of rotation, and wherein the kingpin further includes locking means for securing the base plate and raised vehicle in any desired angular swiveled position.