Motorcycle lift
OwnerRichard M. Lanceinventor
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Abstract
A motorcycle lift [100] comprises two lift arms [103A, 103B] attached to a cross bar [105]. Support sleeves [109A, 109B] attached to the ends of the lift arms surround the foot pegs [150A, 150B] of the motorcycle [301] to securely engage the vehicle. Clamps [125A, 125B] provide a means to adjust the width between the support sleeves for engagement to the foot pegs. A lever [107] attached to the cross bar raises and lowers the motorcycle. Replaceable sleeves [109A, 109B] allow relatively tight diametrical clearance with various foot peg designs to provide stable support. The design allows stable support even with foot pegs of folding designs.
Claims19
A lift for engaging the foot pegs of motorcycles, the lift comprising:
- a cross bar comprising a lever fixed to a first end portion of the crossbar;
- a first lift arm generally perpendicular to the crossbar comprising a first end attachable and detachably connected to the cross bar and a second end comprising a first peg support;
- a second lift arm generally perpendicular to the crossbar comprising a first end attachable and detachably connected to the cross bar and a second end comprising a second peg support;
- the first peg support comprising a sleeve portion, the sleeve portion comprising a first aperture and fully surrounding a foot peg of a motorcycle when inserted into the sleeve portion wherein said first end attachable and detachably connected of the first lift arm is an adjustable sleeve including a means for locking and said first end attachable and detachably connected of the second lift arm is an adjustable sleeve including a means for locking.
A lift for engaging the foot pegs of motorcycles, the lift comprising:
- a cross bar comprising a lever attachable and detachably connected to a first end portion of the crossbar;
- a first lift arm generally perpendicular to the crossbar comprising a first end including a means for adjusting a longitudinal position along the cross bar attachable and detachably connected to the cross bar and a second end comprising a first peg support;
- a second lift arm generally perpendicular to the crossbar comprising a first end attachable and detachably connected to the cross bar and a second end comprising a second peg support;
- the first peg support comprising a first aperture and fully surrounding a foot peg of a motorcycle when inserted into the sleeve portion;
- wherein the first peg support comprises a length of at least two inches.
A method for raising a motorcycle from a supporting surface with a lift, the lift comprising a first peg support sleeve and a second peg support sleeve attached to a crossbar by a first lift arm and a second lift arm, the method comprising the steps:
- enclosing first foot peg of the motorcycle with the first peg support sleeve of the lift wherein the first peg support sleeve encloses the first foot peg;
- enclosing a second foot peg of the motorcycle with the second peg support sleeve of the lift wherein the second peg support sleeve encloses the second foot peg;
- and
- rotating a lever attached to a first end of the crossbar to raise the motorcycle from the supporting surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.