Lifting apparatus for small vehicles

A lifting apparatus for use with a vehicle having forward wheels and rear wheels, said apparatus comprising:

• a frame assembly having a pair of spaced-apart, generally vertical supports, each of said vertical supports having an upper end and a lower end, said frame assembly being pivotable between a first stable position and a second stable position;
• a pair of spaced-apart, generally parallel side walls, each of said side walls attached to one of said supports;
• a pair of webs attached to said frame assembly, said webs extendable from said frame assembly and positionable so that, as the wheels of a vehicle are driven over said web means, a weight of said vehicle on said webs deters slippage of said apparatus;
• a transverse bar pivoted between said side walls, said transverse bar being in a down position when said frame assembly is in said first stable position, said transverse bar being in an up position when said frame assembly is in said second stable position;
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• a pair of wheel holders operably connected to said transverse bar so that, when said forward wheels are secured in said wheel holders and said vehicle is driven forwards with said rear wheels on said webs, said frame assembly pivots from said first stable position to said second stable position, thereby raising a forward end of said vehicle.