Patent ID: 6634849
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A device for loading and unloading a motorcycle onto and from a transport surface of a vehicle, the device comprising:a dolly assembly having a plurality of spaced apart wheels carrying a frame structure for supporting a first wheel of the motorcycle; a ramp assembly having a loading surface, the ramp assembly having a center ramp section, a pair of flanking ramp sections, each having a first end adapted to rest on an edge of the transport surface of the vehicle and an opposite second end adapted to rest on a ground surface, and a pivot bar removably suspended between the two flanking ramp sections near their respective first ends, the center ramp section having a first end and an opposite second end, the first end of the center ramp section pivotally supported by the pivot bar so that its second end can be selectively raised and lowered independent of the pair of flanking sections; and a winch mounted on a part of the vehicle and operable to selectively raise and lower the dolly assembly and motorcycle along the loading surface between a ground surface and the transport surface.