Patent ID: 6257167
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
A combination boat trailer and lift comprising:an elongated base frame having forward and rear ends, a hitch assembly at its forward end and an axle and wheel assembly to enable towing of the combination boat trailer and lift behind a vehicle over land;an elongated, collapsible upper frame for supporting a boat, the upper frame having front and back ends and being cooperatively coupled to the base frame by a plurality of spaced apart elongated coupling arms, each coupling arm having opposite first and second ends and being pivotally attached at one end to the base frame and at its opposite end to the upper frame, the upper frame being longitudinally and vertically displaceable with respect to the base frame in a pivotal mode on the coupling arms between an extreme lowered position and an extreme raised position such that forward displacement raises the upper frame and rearward displacement lowers the upper frame;a winch secured to one of the of (i) the base frame, (ii) the upper frame and (iii) a third structure and including a cable arrangeable such that the winch can draw the upper frame at least forward toward its extreme raised position from a more rearward and lower position; anda plurality of downwardly extending support legs for supporting the base frame above the floor of a body of water, each support leg being adjustable so as to facilitate changes in the distance to which the leg extends downwardly from the base frame.