Hoist system and method of use

A hoist system in combination with the bed(10) of a pick-up truck, said truck bed having corner areas(11,12,13,14) and eyelets(21,22,23,24) mounted at the tops of said corner areas,

• said truck bed including a ball hitch(15) mounted at the rear thereof,
• a first boom section(A) mounted to the ball hitch(15),
• a boom extension section(B) attached to said first boom section(A),
• an end boom section(C) attached to said boom extension section(B),
• a chain(30) extending between forward eyelets (21,23) of said truck bed,
• plural cable means(31,32,80) extending from said end boom section(C) for supporting said attached boom sections(A,B,C) in an elevated position,
• wherein two of the cable means(31,32) extend from the end boom section(C) to eyelets(24,22) at a rear portion of said truck bed(10),
• and wherein one of the cable means(80) extends from the end boom section(C) to the chain(30),
• wherein said end boom section(C) includes four eyelet means(51,52,53,54),
• wherein two of said cable means(31,32) are attached to respective eyelets(51,52) of said end boom section(C),
• and wherein a third cable means(80) is attached to an eyelet(53) of said end boom section(C),
• wherein a hoist or pulley(60) is attached to a fourth eyelet(54) of said end boom section(C),
• wherein said first boom section(A) has eyelet means(41,42) formed at the end thereof for initially receiving the cables(31,32) when the combined boom sections(A,B,C) are in a lower or on-ground position,
• wherein the arrangement of the hoist system enables a single person to lift the hoist boom sections(A,B,C) to a desired height, wherein a single person is able to remove a first cable(31) from a first eyelet(41) on the first boom section(A) and to attach the first cable(31) to an eyelet(24) on the truck bed and further to remove a second cable(32) from a second eyelet(42) on the first boom section(A) and to attach the second cable(32) to an eyelet(22) on the truck bed.