All-terrain vehicle deer caddy

• US 5,911,556 A
• Filed: 07/31/1997
• Issued: 06/15/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Thomas Marion Caldwell
• Original Assignee: Thomas Marion Caldwell
• Inventors: Caldwell, Thomas Marion
• Primary Examiner(s): Bucci, David A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): HESS, DOUGLAS A
• Application Number:
  US08/903,610
• Time in Patent Office: 684 Days
• Field of Search: 414/462, 414/540, 224/401, 224/410, 224/921
• US Class Current: 414/462
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/06 at vehicle front or rear rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/921 Game carrier other than stringer

Abstract

The combination, with an ATV, of a lift comprised of two arms and a back bracket being pivotally attached to the ATV and a lift leg with a positive stop spade point at the forward end being mounted inside a center bracket that is pivotally attached to the arms, may be lowered to the ground to receive a load; and, with forward movement of the ATV, the load will be lifted and will slide down against the ATV back rack. After the load is moved upon the ATV back rack, the lift is then set in the retracted position and locked up to the ATV back rack by means of angle brackets attached to the ATV back rack and pins. The locked up position readies the lilt to receive and transport cargo.

Claims

1. A lift for loading game animals or other objects, said lift having an up position and a down position and for attaching to a rear rack of an all-terrain vehicle, said lift comprising:

a mounting bracket using two U-bolts for attaching said lift to a support for said all-terrain vehicle rear rack;

two arms pivotally attached to the mounting bracket;

a back bracket having substantially similar cross-section as said arms and mounting inside said arms;

a center bracket pivotally attached to said arms;

a lifting leg slidably supported within a sleeve member of said center bracket;

an angled point and depth controlled stop is attached to a forward end of said lifting leg; and

two angle brackets for attaching to a bottom of said rear rack wherein the entire lift can be pinned and held in the up position.

2. The lift according to claim 1, wherein said back bracket is telescopingly mounted within said two arms.

3. The lift according to claim 1, pinned in the up position forms a cradle for transporting cargo.