Patent ID: 6884018

Claim:
An apparatus for transporting a sport vehicle on a motor vehicle, comprising: (a) a mounting mechanism having a tubular extension structured to releasably connect to a conventional receiver hitch attached to a motor vehicle; (b) a platform; and (c) lifting means including: (1) a pair of arms, wherein each arm has a proximal end pivotally connected to the mounting mechanism and a distal end pivotally connected to the platform, and wherein the pair of arms are mounted and structured to pivot in a common vertical plane as the platform is operatively displaced between a loading configuration and a transporting configuration while the platform is maintained in a horizontal orientation; and (2) power means including: (A) an electrically powered drive mechanism attached to the mounting mechanism; (B) connecting means connecting the drive mechanism to the platform such that the platform is selectively movable between the loading configuration and the transporting configuration; and (C) an electric power source for powering the drive mechanism.