Snowmobile lift dolly
OwnerCraig Pulsinventor
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Abstract
A dolly which can be easily placed under a snowmobile, to lift the front end of the snowmobile for easy movement and storage. The dolly includes a support frame, rollably supported on casters. A lift lever is pivotably attached to the support frame. A contact pad is mounted to a lift end of the lift lever, for contacting the underside of the snowmobile. The lift lever can move the contact pad between two positions, a raised position and a lowered position. The lift lever includes a latch for latching the lever with the contact pad in the raised position. An extension lever is removably attached to a lever end of the lift lever, to give additional leverage for lifting the snowmobile. Various embodiments are disclosed to accommodate structural differences among various makes and models of snowmobiles.
Claims15
A snowmobile dolly for supporting the front of a snowmobile having two skis mounted thereto, said dolly comprising:
- a support frame;
- at least three wheels for rollably supporting the support frame on a floor or other surface;
- a lift lever, having two ends, pivotably attached to the support frame, the pivotable attachment of the lift lever being between the two ends of the lift lever;
- a contact pad mounted to one end of the lift lever, specifically shaped and sized for fitting between the skis and for contacting the underside of the snowmobile, said lift lever having at least two positions to which the lift lever can move the contact pad, a raised position and a lowered position, and
- a latch for latching the lever with the contact pad in the raised position.
A snowmobile dolly for supporting the front end of a snowmobile, having skis, above a floor or other supporting surface, the dolly comprising:
- a generally Y-shaped frame;
- a caster mounted at each of the three branches of the Y-shape of the frame;
- a lift lever pivotably mounted to the frame, the lift lever having a contact pad at one end thereof shaded and sized specifically for fitting between the skis and for contacting the underside of the front of the snowmobile, and an attachment for a lever handle at the other end thereof, with the pivot point of the lift lever being located between the two ends;
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- a latch for latching the lever in a position where the end having the contact pad is pivoted upward and the end having the handle attachment is pivoted downward.
Apparatus for supporting a snowmobile with its skis and track off a floor or other supporting surface, the apparatus comprising:
- a front dolly for rollably supporting the front of the snowmobile with its skis off the floor, said front dolly including:
- a generally Y-shaped frame;
- a caster mounted at each of the three branches of the Y-shape of the frame;
- a lift lever pivotably mounted to the frame, the lift lever having a contact pad at one end thereof, said contact pad specifically shaped and sized to fit between the skis and for contacting the underside of the front of the snowmobile, and an attachment for a lever handle at the other end thereof, with the pivot point of the lift lever being located between the two ends;
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- a latch for latching the lever in a position where the end having the contact pad is pivoted upward and the end having the handle attachment is pivoted downward;
- and a rear dolly having a flat upper supporting surface and at least three casters affixed to the underside thereof, for rollably supporting the snowmobile track off the floor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.