Patent ID: 6345807
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: B66F

Abstract:
An apparatus for lifting small vehicles, the vehicles having two front wheels and two rear wheels, comprising:a) a pair of elongated horizontal base frame members being spaced apart, said base frame members resting on a foundation, said base frame members having a top side, a bottom side, an inner side, an outer side, a front end and a rear end; b) a pair of elongated anti-tilt extension members extending laterally and perpendicularly from said outer side of said rear end of said base frame member, said extension members having a ninety-degree elbow therein wherein thereafter said elbow said extension member is parallel to said base frame member; c) a pair of wheels disposed on the ends of said extension members distal said base frame member, said wheels for transporting the apparatus; d) a pivot pin disposed between and connecting said rear end of said pair of base frame members and said pair of elongated anti-tilt extension members; e) an elongated lifting platform disposed between said pair of base frame members, said lifting platform having a first end and a second end; f) a pair of front ramps disposed on opposite sides of said first end of said lifting platform, said front ramps spaced apart for receiving the front two wheels of the small vehicle; g) a pair of rear ramps disposed on opposite sides of said second end of said lifting platform, said rear ramps spaced apart for receiving the rear two wheels of the small vehicle, said rear ramps each having a first end and a second end, said first end of said rear ramp connected to said lifting platform, said second end of said rear ramp connected to said pivot pin; h) a pair of upright rear end members connected to said pivot pin and to said second end of said rear ramps, said rear end member perpendicular to said rear ramps; i) a pair of upright base frame members fixedly disposed on said top side of said rear end of said base frame members, said upright base frame members being substantially the same height above said base frame member as said upright rear end members; and, j) means for pivoting said upright rear end member away from said upright base frame member whereby said lifting platform becomes elevated.