GETTIE UP THAR
First Claim
1. A luggage loading system comprising:
- at least one pulley assembly;
a ramp;
a cable assembly; and
wherein said cable assembly is removably insertable into said pulley assembly to pull said luggage up said ramp for placement in a vehicle.
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Abstract
A luggage loading system for use with land vehicles comprising: a pulley assembly; a hinged ramp inclinable onto a back of a vehicle; and a cable assembly. The pulley assembly comprises an axle providing a rotator for at least one wheel, the wheel is used for translational rotation whereby a mechanical advantage may be applied to the luggage (or other liftable item) via a user manipulating the cable assembly. The mechanical advantage is used to load and/or unload luggage. The pulley assembly comprises a fixed class one pulley; wherein the pulley is used to change direction of an applied force permitting a user to pull-load the luggage up the slope of the hinged ramp using the mechanical advantage as opposed to lifting the luggage.
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20 Claims
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1. A luggage loading system comprising:
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at least one pulley assembly; a ramp; a cable assembly; and wherein said cable assembly is removably insertable into said pulley assembly to pull said luggage up said ramp for placement in a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A luggage loading system for use with land vehicles comprising:
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at least one pulley assembly; a hinged ramp inclinable onto a back of a vehicle thereby providing a bridger; a cable assembly; and wherein said pulley assembly comprises an axle providing a rotator for at least one wheel, said wheel is used for translational rotation whereby a mechanical advantage may be applied to said luggage via said cable assembly; wherein said mechanical advantage is usable to load and/or unload said luggage; wherein said pulley assembly comprises a fixed class one pulley; wherein said pulley is used to change direction of an applied force permitting a user to pull-load said luggage via said hinged ramp using said mechanical advantage; wherein said cable assembly comprises a handle and at least one clipping mechanism; wherein said handle of said cable assembly comprises a comfort-handgrip that is disposed on a looped portion of said cable assembly; wherein said vehicle comprises at least one seat having a clip-attacher; wherein said clipping mechanism of said cable assembly comprises a carabiner clip; wherein said clip-attacher and said luggage are joined via said cable assembly; wherein said cable assembly is hand-operable by said user in a horizontally-sloped orientation when said cable assembly is attached to said seat via said clip-attacher; wherein said cable assembly is removably insertable into said pulley assembly to pull said luggage up said hinged ramp for placement in an interior of said vehicle; and wherein said luggage loading system is disassemblable and is storable within an enclosed said vehicle.
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19. A luggage loading system for use with land vehicles comprising a kit including said pulley assembly;
- said hinged ramp;
said cable assembly;
a carrying case; and
a set of user instructions.
- said hinged ramp;
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20. A method of using a luggage loading system for use with land vehicles comprising the steps of:
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coupling a ramp to a rear portion of said land vehicle; assembling a cable assembly with a pulley assembly; securing said cable assembly to at least one item and to said land vehicle; loading said item into an interior of said land vehicle; unsecuring said cable assembly from said at least one item; uncoupling said ramp from said rear portion of said land vehicle; and disassembling and storing said luggage loading system.
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Specification