Patent ID: 7500678

Claim:
A ski lift usable with an airplane having a landing gear equipped with snow ski having an upright pedestal including an auxiliary sleeve having a transverse cylindrical passage comprising: an inverted U-shaped body having laterally spaced downwardly extended side walls, said side walls having upper portions and lower portions, a linear cylindrical shaft having a longitudinal axis, an inner end position located between and secured to the upper portions of the side walls and an outer end portion extend away from the side walls, said outer end portion of the shaft being of a size and length to rotatably extend through the passage of the sleeve, fastener means for retaining the shaft in rotatable relationship with the sleeve, a linear cylindrical axle having an inner end portion located between and secured to the lower portions of the side walls and an outer portion extended away from the side walls in a direction opposite the extent of the shaft, a wheel rotatably mounted on the outer portion of the axle, a linear bar secured to the lower portion of the side walls below said axle, said bar extended in a direction normal to said shaft and adapted to engage the ski to limit rotational movement of the body relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft in one direction and position the axle and wheel mounted on the axle laterally of a vertical plane containing the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and an upright tubular member secured to a side wall having a passage adapted to accommodate a handle usable to manually rotate the body in a direction whereby the wheel engages a support surface and the ski is raised and retained above the support surface when the bar engages the ski.