Patent ID: 7997558

Claim:
A method for lifting the front of a go-kart, the go-kart comprising a front and a back, four ground-engaging wheels, and a tubular bumper on the front of the go-kart, where the tubular bumper comprises a lower tube and an upper tube, the lower tube and upper tube in general parallel configuration at the front of the go-kart, the lower tube and upper tube each having a front side defined as the side facing the front of the go-kart, a rear side defined as the side facing the back of the go-kart, and a bottom side defined as the side facing toward the ground, the method comprising the following steps: maneuvering a lifting apparatus to the front of the go-kart in close proximity to the tubular bumper, where the lifting apparatus comprises a handle member being u-shaped with left and right side arms, a fulcrum member attached to the handle member wherein said fulcrum member is substantially perpendicular to said right and left arms, and a bumper engagement means integrally attached to the handle member being located at an end of said left and right arms extending therefrom with a curvature thereinbetween, where the bumper attachment means comprises an upper end, a lower end, and a lifting member attached to the lower end; attaching the lifting device to the tubular bumper by causing the lower end of the bumper engagement means to abut a portion of the back side of the lower tube while engaging a portion of the upper tube between the fulcrum member and the upper end of the bumper attachment means; grasping the handle member; and lifting the handle member, thereby raising the front of the go-kart.