Patent ID: 6869265

Claim:
A lift device adapted for attachment to the rear of an ATV, or similar vehicle, for loading and forcibly retaining large game animals, such as deer or like objects, onto the cargo rack of such a vehicle, said lift device comprising; a vertical support member having means for attachment to said vehicle; a base support member pivoted at one end thereof to the bottom end of said vehicle support member and having a hinge joint means on its opposite end; a loading platform pivotally mounted by said hinge joint means to said base support member; cable means connected to said base support member between said vertical frame and said hinge joint means; and, means mounted on said vehicle support member for moving said cable so as to rotate said base support member alternately from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position contiguous with the vertical support member whereby, as said base support member approaches its generally vertical position, said pivotally mounted loading platform will be rotated from a generally horizontal position to a position beyond the vertical position at which point said loading platform will be flipped into an inverted and generally horizontal position and is thus brought forcibly into contact with the cargo rack of said vehicle as the pivoted base support member continues its rotation to its generally vertical position thereby forcibly retaining large game animals, such as deer or like objects, onto the cargo rack of said ATV or similar vehicle.