Deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles

• US 5,964,565 A
• Filed: 04/23/1998
• Issued: 10/12/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Harvey Steven Skotzky
• Original Assignee: Harvey Steven Skotzky
• Inventors: Skotzky, Harvey Steven
• Primary Examiner(s): KRIZEK, JANICE LEE
• Application Number:
  US09/065,149
• Time in Patent Office: 537 Days
• Field of Search: 414/462, 224/309, 224/319, 224/329, 224/331
• US Class Current: 414/462
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/042 Carriers characterised by means to facilitate loading or unloading of the load, e.g. rollers, tracks, or the like

Abstract

A new deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles for allowing a deer to be lifted in an easier manner. The inventive device includes a pair of clamps adapted for coupling with a cargo rack of an all terrain vehicle. A forward section extends rearwardly from the pair of clamps. A middle section extends rearwardly from the forward section. The middle section includes a pair of support posts extending upwardly therefrom. A back section extends downwardly from the middle section.

Claims

1. A deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles for allowing a deer to be lifted in an easier manner comprising, in combination:

a pair of clamps adapted for coupling with a cargo rack of an all terrain vehicle, the pair of clamps each including a section of square tubing, the square tubing having a pair of apertures therethrough, the pair of apertures receiving free ends of an inverted U-shaped ring therethrough, the inverted U-shaped ring engaging the cargo rack of the all terrain vehicle, the pair of clamps including a pair of supplemental tubes secured to and extending rearwardly from respective ones of the sections of square tubing, the supplemental tubes having tapered free ends;

a forward section extending rearwardly from the pair of clamps, the forward section including a pair of elongated members, the elongated members having open inner ends for receiving the tapered free ends of the supplemental tubes therein, the pair of elongated members having a cross member extending therebetween inwardly of outer ends thereof;

a middle section extending rearwardly from the forward section, the middle section including a pair of elongated members, inner ends of the elongated members of the middle section pivotally coupled with the outer ends of the elongated members of the forward section, the elongated members of the middle section having a forward cross member extending therebetween outwardly of the inner ends thereof, the middle section including a pair of support posts extending upwardly from the elongated members thereof;

a back section extending downwardly from the middle section, the back section including an upper cross member rotatably positioned between the elongated members of the middle section, the upper cross member having a pair of vertical members extending downwardly therefrom, the pair of vertical members including an intermediate cross member and a lower cross member extending therebetween, the lower cross member having a central leg extending downwardly therefrom to a plane extending across lower ends of the vertical members.

2. A deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles, comprising:

a pair of clamps adapted for coupling with a cargo rack of an all terrain vehicle;

a forward section extending rearwardly from the pair of clamps;

a middle section extending rearwardly from the forward sections, the middle section including a pair of support posts extending upwardly therefrom;

a back section extending downwardly from the middle section; and

wherein the pair of clamps each include a section of tubing, the tubing having a pair of apertures therethrough, the pair of apertures receiving free ends of an inverted U-shaped ring therethrough, the inverted U-shaped ring engaging the cargo rack of the all terrain vehicle, the pair of clamps including a pair of supplemental tubes secured to and extending rearwardly from respective ones of the sections of tubing, the supplemental tubes having tapered free ends.

3. The deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles as set forth in claim 2 wherein the forward section includes a pair of elongated members, the elongated members having open inner ends for receiving the tapered free ends of the supplemental tubes therein, the pair of elongated members having a cross member extending therebetween inwardly of outer ends thereof.

4. The deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles as set forth in claim 3, wherein the middle section includes a pair of elongated members, inner ends of the elongated members of the middle section pivotally coupled with the outer ends of the elongated members of the forward section, the elongated members of the middle section having a forward cross member extending therebetween outwardly of the inner ends thereof, the pair of support posts extends upwardly from the elongated members thereof.

5. The deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles as set forth in claim 4 wherein the back section includes an upper cross member rotatably positioned between the elongated members of the middle section, the upper cross member having a pair of vertical members extending downwardly therefrom, the pair of vertical members including an intermediate cross member and a lower cross member extending therebetween, the lower cross member having a central leg extending downwardly therefrom to a plane extending across lower ends of the vertical members.

6. The deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles as set forth in claim 3, wherein the middle section includes a pair of elongated members, inner ends of the elongated members of the middle section pivotally coupled with the outer ends of the elongated members of the forward section, the elongated members of the middle section having a forward cross member extending therebetween outwardly of the inner ends thereof, the pair of support posts extends upwardly from the elongated members thereof.

7. The deer lifting device for all terrain vehicles as set forth in claim 4 wherein the back section includes an upper cross member rotatably positioned between the elongated members of the middle section, the upper cross member having a pair of vertical members extending downwardly therefrom, the pair of vertical members including an intermediate cross member and a lower cross member extending therebetween, the lower cross member having a central leg extending downwardly therefrom to a plane extending across lower ends of the vertical members.