Patent ID: 7225900

Claim:
A lift for lifting a small vehicle, such as a motorcycle or an all-terrain vehicle, comprising: a base including an upright extending from the base; a lifting frame adapted to engage the vehicle, the lifting frame comprising: a frame cross member; a vertical member operably attached to the frame cross member; a first lifting arm; and, a second lifting arm, each lifting arm extending from either end of the cross member; a four-bar load-transferring lifting mechanism comprising at least a portion of the upright; at least a portion of the vertical member of the lifting frame; an upper bar; and, a lower bar, the upper bar and lower bar being spaced apart and pivotally attached to the upright, where a mid-point of one of the upper bar and the lower bar being pivotally attached to the upright, a first end of said one of the upper and the lower bar extending on a first side of the upright and a second end of said one of the upper and the lower bar extending on a second side of the upright, the first side being opposite the second side; and an extendable operator, operably connected to the lifting frame, wherein the upright includes an upper pivot point for the upper bar and a lower pivot point for the lower bar, the pivot points located along and offset laterally from the upright.