Patent ID: 7575120

Claim:
A hoist that is demountably secured to a frame of an all terrain vehicle, comprising: a base that is demountably secured to the frame of the all terrain vehicle; an arm-base bracket that is secured to a top surface of said base; a base arm that is pivotably mounted to a front portion of said arm-base bracket, said base arm oriented in a substantially vertical position; a sliding arm that is slidably received by said base arm, said sliding arm having a sliding arm terminal end; a base arm locking member that locks the sliding arm in place relative to said base arm; a sliding arm pulley rotatably secured to said sliding arm terminal end; a support arm adjustably secured at one end to a rear portion of said arm-base bracket, and at the other end to said base arm, said support arm oriented in a substantially vertical position; and a crank including a cable from said sliding arm pulley; wherein said cable is capable of extending from said crank upwardly and substantially vertically to said sliding arm pulley; and then said cable extending over said sliding arm pulley in a downward and substantially vertical direction.