Patent ID: 7771155
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B25H,B62H,B66F

Abstract:
1. A device for lifting a plurality of motorcycles having a column mounted upon a base and reinforced to said base, said column containing a vertical screw drive powered by a reversible electrical motor mounted upon said column opposite said base, wherein the improvement comprises: a plurality of threaded sleeves; each of said plurality of threaded sleeves threadedly mounted upon said screw drive and provided for vertical movement thereupon; each of said plurality of threaded sleeves including a pivot provided thereon forwardly of said threaded mounting; each of said plurality of threaded sleeves having pivotally mounted thereon a respective carriage; a plurality of booms, each said boom being mounted to one of said respective carriages and generally extending perpendicular to said column, each said boom having an extension that linearly telescopes coaxially with said boom and away from said column, and each said boom capable of holding at least one motorcycle thereon in preparation for storage; each said carriage having an upper flange having a complete hole that is round, a lower flange parallel to and mutually spaced apart from said upper flange having a semi circular hole coaxial with the complete hole, said upper flange applied upon said pivot and said lower flange resting against said pivot, whereby each said carriage is provided with limited lateral pivot relative to said column, whereby a motorcycle placed upon one of said plurality of booms, is positioned at a desired elevation through operations of said screw drive, and pivoted into a final location for storage, and said additional carriages and booms are applied to additional threaded sleeves upon said vertical screw drive to accommodate storage of other motorcycles there below.