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US 9,944,234 B2Granted
Individual portable canoe loader
AssigneeMyka LLC
InventorFrederick J Weber
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Abstract
A removable apparatus being configured for mounting to a hitch behind a vehicle which enables an individual to load and unload a canoe atop a vehicle. The apparatus includes a base which is adapted to rotate 360-degrees perpendicular of horizontal of the vehicle and includes a tube which is adapted to lock upright or pivot downwardly 30-degrees away from vertical of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a mechanism to position a receiving device configured to mate to a device mounted to the canoe.
Claims20
A portable individual canoe loader comprising:
- a hitch mount having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the distal end portion being configured for connection to a vehicle hitch;
- a first mast structure having lower and upper end portions comprising apertures configured to receive a pin, the lower end portion configured to surround the hitch mount, the first mast structure being movable about a central axis of the hitch mount;
- a second mast structure having a lower end portion and an upper end portion comprising apertures configured to receive a pin, the lower end portion being pivotally connected to the first mast structure allowing the second mast structure to move within an angular range of travel defined between a vertical use position and a pivoted position wherein the second mast structure rests against a fixed stop extending outward from a surface of the first mast structure and formed integral therewith;
- a receiving structure pivotally connected to the upper end portion of the second mast structure, the receiving structure being movable between a vertical use position and an angled position;
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- a canoe mounting structure freely mated to the receiving structure;
- wherein the receiving structure is configured to pivot to conform with angular movement of the canoe mounting structure.
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A loading device comprising:
- a hitch mount comprising a distal end portion configured for connection to a vehicle hitch;
- a first mast structure configured to surround the hitch mount and rotate about a central axis thereof, the first mast structure comprising a stop extending outward from a surface of the first mast structure and formed integral therewith;
- a second mast structure comprising a lower end pivotally connected to the first mast structure, the second mast structure movable between a vertical use position and a pivoted position wherein the second mast structure rests against the stop;
- a receiving structure positioned adjacent an upper end of the second mast structure and pivotally connected thereto, the receiving structure movable between a vertical use position and an angled position;
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- a plurality of pins configured to extend though aligned apertures in the hitch mount, the first mast structure, and the second mast structure to couple the first mast structure to the hitch mount and to the second mast structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.