Patent ID: 8678737

Claim:
A personal mobility vehicle lift mounted to the rear portion of a vehicle to transport the personal mobility vehicle from location to location comprising a platform assembly configured to support a personal mobility vehicle thereon pivotally coupled to a lift assembly including a substantially vertical column having an upper portion to selectively raise and lower said platform assembly between an upper and lower position with or without a personal mobility vehicle thereon and a mount assembly coupled to said lift assembly to mount said personal mobility vehicle lift to the rear portion of a vehicle such that said platform assembly is deployed in a substantially horizontal position by positioning said platform assembly relative to said lift assembly whereby a personal mobility vehicle is moved on to or off of said platform assembly when in said lower position and transported from location to location when in said upper position in spaced relationship relative to the ground or support surface and stored in a substantially vertical position by positioning said platform assembly in said upper position relative to said lift assembly whereby said personal mobility vehicle lift is moved from location to location without a personal mobility vehicle thereon, said platform assembly comprises a frame including a base frame member having an end portion at each end thereof disposed substantially perpendicular to the center line of the vehicle and having a side frame member including an inner end affixed to each said end portion of said base frame member and having a proximal portion disposed substantially parallel to the center line of the vehicle and an outer free end angled outwardly from said proximal portion, and a pair of substantially parallel spaced apart intermediate frame members disposed between said side frame members each including an inner end affixed to said base frame member and having an upper surface portion wherein the distance between said inner end of each said side frame member is less than the distance between said outer free ends of said side frame members such that each said outer inclined free end comprises a vehicle alignment member extending outwardly in the horizontal plane relative to the center line of the vehicle to engage the outer side of each front wheel of the personal mobility vehicle to guide the vehicle laterally onto said platform assembly.