Patent ID: 9055738
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A01M,A22B,B66F

Abstract:
1. A portable and collapsible game animal lifting apparatus, comprising: a) a horizontal base member having a first base tube having a first end with a slot formed therein, a second base tube having a first end with a slot formed therein, said second base tube parallel to said first base tube, and a third base tube orthogonally affixed to said first base tube and said second base tube to maintain said first base tube in a fixed spaced relationship relative to said second base tube; b) a vertical support member having a first support tube having a top end and a bottom end, a second support tube having a top end and a bottom end, said second support tube parallel to said first support tube, and a third support tube orthogonally affixed to said top end of said first support tube and said top end of said second support tube to maintain said first support tube in a fixed spaced relationship relative to said second support tube, wherein said bottom end of said first support tube is pivotably attached to said first base tube and said bottom end of said second support tube is pivotably attached to said second base tube; c) a horizontal lift member having a first lift tube having a first end, a second lift tube having a first end, said second lift tube parallel to said first lift tube, and a third lift tube orthogonally affixed to said first lift tube and said second lift tube to maintain said first lift tube in a fixed spaced relationship relative to said second lift tube, wherein said lift member is pivotably and slidably attached to said support member; d) a first angled bracket fixedly attached to said first end of said first lift tube and pivotably and slidably attached to said first support tube, said first angled bracket having a pair of spaced rollers for rotatably engaging opposing sides of said first support tube to facilitate said first lift tube with sliding along the length of said first support tube; e) a second angled bracket fixedly attached to said first end of said second lift tube and pivotably and slidably attached to said second support tube, said second angled bracket having a pair of spaced rollers for rotatably engaging opposing sides of said second support tube to facilitate said second lift tube with sliding along the length of said second support tube; f) a hand-operable manually-driven winch attached to said third support tube, wherein said winch has a winch cable operably connected to said third lift tube for raising and lowering said lift member; g) a first support cable having a first end secured to said third support tube and a second end having a cable stop sleeve formed thereon; and h) a second support cable having a first end secured to said third support tube and a second end having a cable stop sleeve formed thereon; i) wherein said cable stop sleeve of said first support cable is operable to reversibly engage said slot in said first end of said first base tube to secure said support member in an upright position for lifting the game animal, and wherein said cable stop sleeve of said second support cable is operable to reversibly engage said slot in said first end of said second base tube to secure said support member in an upright position for lifting the game animal; j) wherein said winch is operable to unwind said winch cable from said winch and thereby lower said lift member to receive the game animal thereupon, wherein said winch is further operable to wind said winch cable about said winch and thereby raise said lift member to a desired height to assist in transferring the game animal to a transport vehicle.