Apparatus for loading and carrying small recreational water vehicles and method therefor
OwnerJames E. Carey, Jesse Lackeyinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for loading and storing small recreational water vehicles such as jet skis and wave runners. The apparatus is comprised a lifter apparatus that may be releasably coupled to a carrier vehicle, for lifting and lowering small recreational water vehicles. The apparatus is further comprised of a support rack for supporting a plurality of small water vehicles, which support rack may be coupled to a carrier vehicle and/or to a trailer.
Claims9
A combination of at least one personal motorized watercraft and an apparatus for loading and unloading personal motorized watercraft comprising, in combination:
- at least one personal motorized watercraft;
- a truck-type carrier vehicle adapted to carry said at least one personal motorized watercraft;
- support rack means coupled to a bed portion of said truck-type carrier vehicle for supporting said at least one personal motorized watercraft in a bottom-down front-forward position and above said bed portion during transportation of said at least one personal motorized watercraft;
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- lifter means releasably connected to a hitch attached to a rear portion of said truck-type carrier vehicle for lifting in a vertical direction only said at least one personal motorized watercraft when said at least one personal motorized watercraft is in a non-moving mode and lowering said at least one personal motorized watercraft onto said support rack means in a bottom down front forward position, said lifter means having means for grasping spaced-apart portions of said personal motorized watercraft to permit lifting thereof.
A method for loading and unloading personal motorized watercraft comprising the steps of:
- providing at least one personal motorized watercraft;
- providing a truck-type carrier vehicle adapted to carry said at least one personal motorized watercraft;
- providing support rack means coupled to a bed portion of said truck-type carrier vehicle for supporting said at least one personal motorized watercraft in a bottom-down front-forward position and above said bed portion during transportation of said at least one personal motorized watercraft;
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- providing lifter means releasably connected to a hitch attached to a rear portion of said truck-type carrier vehicle for lifting in a vertical direction only said at least one personal motorized watercraft when said at least one personal motorized watercraft is in a non-moving mode and lowering said at least one personal motorized watercraft onto said support rack means in a bottom down front forward position, said lifter means having means for grasping spaced-apart portions of said personal motorized watercraft to permit lifting thereof.
A combination of two personal motorized watercraft and an apparatus for loading and unloading personal motorized watercraft comprising, in combination:
- two personal motorized watercraft;
- a truck-type carrier vehicle adapted to carry said two personal motorized watercraft;
- support rack means coupled to a bed portion of said truck-type carrier vehicle for supporting said two personal motorized watercraft in a bottom-down front forward position and above said bed portion during transportation of said two personal motorized watercraft;
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- lifter means releasably connected to a hitch attached to a rear portion of said truck-type carrier vehicle for lifting in a vertical direction only each one of said two personal motorized watercraft when said two personal motorized watercraft are in a non-moving mode and lowering each one of said two personal motorized watercraft onto said support rack means in a bottom down front forward position, said lifter means having means for grasping spaced-apart portions of each one of said two personal motorized watercraft to permit lifting thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.