Patent ID: 7819618

Claim:
A device to assist in loading an object comprising: a base; a platform configured to support a first end of the object, wherein the platform is to be a fulcrum point for the object and on which the first end of the object is balanced, the platform being at a height to enable a second end of the object to be moved onto a loading area located above the platform; and a vertical support member configured to couple to the base at a first terminal end of the vertical support member and to the platform at a second terminal end of the vertical support member, wherein the platform has a shape to allow the first end of the object to rotate on the platform by movement of the second end of the object toward the loading area, wherein the platform is to have an initial downward tilt when the object is placed on the platform and is configured via the vertical support member to be at a height to enable the movement of the second end of the object onto the loading area, the object comprising a kayak, a canoe, a windsurfer, or a ladder.