A monolithic, polymer ramp for elevating a tire of a vehicle from ground level to an elevated position includes a slanted portion having a slanted surface extending from a front end, the slanted surface configured to engage the tire and elevate the tire to the elevated position. The ramp includes a wheel supporting portion having a substantially flat surface extending from the slanted surface and a first chock molded therein proximate a back end, wherein the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface comprise a plurality of spaced apart rows of spaced apart columns wherein the spaced apart columns extend from apertures in the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface and terminate at a distal end that is proximately even with the front end.
B66F 7/24 - Châssis de levage, p. ex. pour lever des véhiculesAscenseurs à tablier pour lever ou descendre les véhicules en utilisant leur propre puissance
B60T 3/00 - Dispositifs portatifs pour empêcher le mouvement non voulu d'un véhicule, p. ex. cales
A traction ladder is configured to engage a ramp engaging a platform of a transportation vehicle or accessory where the traction ladder includes a first side rail having a first proximal end configured to engage the ground and a first distal end configured to engage a crossbar of the ramp, and a second side rail having a second proximal end configured to engage the ground and a second distal end configured to engage a crossbar of the ramp. The traction ladder includes a plurality of crossbars spaced from each other, each cross bar is pivotally attached to the first side rail at a first pivot and pivotally attached to the second side rail at a second pivot. The traction ladder is configured to be positioned in a first position by pivoting the first and second sider rails about the first and second pivots such that the plurality of traction ladder crossbars are substantially orthogonal to the first and second side rails. The traction ladder is configured to be moved to a second position by pivoting the first and second side rails about the first and second pivots such that the first and second side rails are positioned proximate each other.
A recovery board for providing traction to a tire or track on a vehicle includes a main body having a leading edge and a trailing edge along a direction of travel wherein a distance between the leading edge and the trailing edge defines a length of the main body. The main body includes a top surface configured to engage the wheel or track of the vehicle having spaced apart rows of exterior gripping features and an interior row of gripping features between the spaced apart rows of exterior gripping features. Upper surfaces of the spaced apart rows of exterior gripping features are at a higher elevation relative to upper surfaces of the interior row of gripping features in a direction transverse to a direction of travel along the length of the main body such that an interior valley is formed between the spaced apart rows of exterior gripping features.
A self-adjusting tie down for securing a tire on a wheel to a platform having first and second loops attached thereto includes a first ring and a second ring spaced from the first ring. A tread engaging strap is configured to engage the tread surface of the tire, the tread strap being attached to the first ring proximate a first end and positioned through the second ring, where the tread engaging strap includes a length adjusting mechanism attached to a second end and a first securing mechanism configured to engage the first loop attached to the platform. The tie down includes first and second sidewall engaging straps configured to engage the left and right sidewalls of the tire, each of the first and second sidewall engaging straps attached to the second ring proximate a first and positioned through the first ring, each of the first and second sidewall engaging straps comprising a second securing mechanism configured to engage the second loop attached to the platform.
A foldable funnel includes a bowl having a continuous outer wall having a top edge defining an opening to an interior space. The continuous outer wall includes a plurality of spaced apart bowl living hinges and a first flange extending from the top edge, where the first flange having a width and a length. The foldable funnel includes a stem extending from the bowl, the stem having a through bore in fluid communication with the interior space wherein a cross-sectional area of the through bore is less than a cross-sectional area of the opening. The bowl is configured to be positioned into a first position wherein the bowl is configured to transfer a fluid from the bowl through the opening and the interior space and into the through bore in the stem. The bowl is also configured to be positioned into a second position wherein the bowl is folded about the plurality of living hinges into a compact configuration wherein the first flange having the length and the width is positioned over the opening of the bowl in the compact configuration to minimize the accumulation of dirt and grime in the bowl after use.
A clamp for securing a pair of snowmobile skis to a bed having an attached loop includes a main body comprising spaced apart plates configured to provide rigidity to the clamp and a hook. The clamp includes at least one moveable plate within the main body having a camming surface engaged with the hook, and an actuating mechanism proximate an end of the main body. The actuating mechanism is configured to position the clamp into an unclamped position wherein the hook is disengaged from the loop attached to the bed and a clamped position where the hook engages the loop and is configured to apply a downward force on the skis by moving the at least one actuator plate within the main body to raise the hook through engagement with the camming surface.
A monolithic, polymer ramp for elevating a tire of a vehicle from ground level to an elevated position includes a slanted portion having a slanted surface extending from a front end, the slanted surface configured to engage the tire and elevate the tire to the elevated position. The ramp includes a wheel supporting portion having a substantially flat surface extending from the slanted surface and a first chock molded therein proximate a back end, wherein the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface comprise a plurality of spaced apart rows of spaced apart columns wherein the spaced apart columns extend from apertures in the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface and terminate at a distal end that is proximately even with the front end.
B66F 7/24 - Châssis de levage, p. ex. pour lever des véhiculesAscenseurs à tablier pour lever ou descendre les véhicules en utilisant leur propre puissance
B60T 3/00 - Dispositifs portatifs pour empêcher le mouvement non voulu d'un véhicule, p. ex. cales
A device for attaching to a ski of a snowmobile includes first and second spaced apart legs. Each leg has a ski engaging portion proximate a second end that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the ski proximate outer edges thereof. The device includes at least one wheel attached to the first and second legs between the first end and the second end and a cross bar that attaches the first and second legs proximate first ends thereof. The device includes a lever arm extending from the cross bar between the first and second legs wherein the lever arm is configured to be angularly positionable relative to the first and second spaced apart legs. A handle is attached to a distal end of the lever arm and has a surface configured to engage a tip end or a ski handle of the ski. The device includes a retaining member attached to the handle that is configured to engage the ski handle, wherein when the ski engaging portions engage a bottom surface of the ski and the retaining member engages the ski handle, the ski is elevated and the at least one wheel engages the ground surface such that the skis do not contact the ground surface as the snowmobile is moved.
A ramp is configured to allow a vehicular machine to move from a ground surface to an elevated surface of a transport vehicle. The ramp has a length along a longitudinal direction and includes a first portion, a first web, and a second portion. The first portion includes a first rail and a second rail, each of the first and second rails being oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction. The first web is positioned on the first portion and includes a first array of raised members arranged so that a first plurality of longitudinal travel paths are defined on the first web between at least some of the raised members of the first array. The second portion is connected to the second rail at a first hinge. The second portion includes a third rail and a fourth rail.
B60P 1/43 - Véhicules destinés principalement au transport des charges et modifiés pour faciliter le chargement, la fixation de la charge ou son déchargement utilisant une rampe de chargement montée sur le véhicule
B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement
A device for attaching to a ski of a snowmobile includes first and second spaced apart legs. Each leg has a ski engaging portion proximate a second end that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the ski proximate outer edges thereof. The device includes at least one wheel attached to the first and second legs between the first end and the second end and a cross bar that attaches the first and second legs proximate first ends thereof. The device includes a lever arm extending from the cross bar between the first and second legs wherein the lever arm is configured to be angularly positionable relative to the first and second spaced apart legs. A handle is attached to a distal end of the lever arm and has a surface configured to engage a tip end or a ski handle of the ski. The device includes a retaining member attached to the handle that is configured to engage the ski handle, wherein when the ski engaging portions engage a bottom surface of the ski and the retaining member engages the ski handle, the ski is elevated and the at least one wheel engages the ground surface such that the skis do not contact the ground surface as the snowmobile is moved.
A device for attaching to a ski of a snowmobile includes first and second spaced apart legs includes a ski engaging portion that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the ski. At least one wheel is attached to the first and second legs. A cross bar connects the first and second legs proximate first ends thereof. A lever arm extending from the cross bar and is angularly positionable relative to the first and second spaced apart legs. A retaining member is attached to a distal end of the lever arm and has a surface configured to engage a tip end or a ski handle of the ski.
A ramp is configured to allow a vehicular machine to move from a ground surface to an elevated surface of a transport vehicle. The ramp has a length along a longitudinal direction and includes a first portion, a first web, and a second portion. The first portion includes a first rail and a second rail, each of the first and second rails being oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction. The first web is positioned on the first portion and includes a first array of raised members arranged so that a first plurality of longitudinal travel paths are defined on the first web between at least some of the raised members of the first array. The second portion is connected to the second rail at a first hinge. The second portion includes a third rail and a fourth rail.
B65G 69/28 - Rampes de chargementQuais de chargement
B60P 1/43 - Véhicules destinés principalement au transport des charges et modifiés pour faciliter le chargement, la fixation de la charge ou son déchargement utilisant une rampe de chargement montée sur le véhicule
12 - Véhicules; appareils de locomotion par terre, par air ou par eau; parties de véhicules
Produits et services
Guides and grips for use on trailers and truck beds in the nature of plastic attachments having channels and a gripping surface to assist in loading and unloading vehicles and snowmobiles; trailer mounted shields, namely, rigid shields for mounting to a front end of trailer and ramps for loading and unloading vehicles; dollies for vehicles; vehicle and trailer accessories, namely, glides, grips and slides, all in in the nature of plastic attachments having channels and a gripping surface to assist in loading and unloading vehicles and snowmobiles, hitch handles, lifts mounted to trailers; boat trailer accessories, namely, bunk wraps and bunk slides in the nature of plastic attachments for trailer bunks to assist in protecting boats while loading and unloading boats from the trailer and to protect boats during transportation and storage and rollers for attachment to boat trailers to reduce friction when loading and unloading boats
A sheet of polymeric material that is constructed to be coiled into a roll while in a substantially flat configuration. The sheet is positionable over a load bearing surface and at least partially around side surfaces of a bunk of a trailer. The sheet of polymeric material has at least two living hinges that are disposed along a length of the sheet and are substantially parallel to opposing side edges. The living hinges provide areas for the sheet to flex which allows the sheet of material to be manipulated about the trailer bunk. The sheet includes a top surface is configured to contact the trailer bunk where the top surface includes a plurality of ribs extending parallel to the opposing side edges and along a length of the sheet. The plurality of ribs is spaced apart and defines channels there-between that are configured to drain water from the trailer bunk.
B32B 3/24 - Produits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des discontinuités ou des rugosités externes ou internes, ou une couche de forme non planeProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des particularités au niveau de sa forme caractérisés par une couche discontinue, c.-à-d. soit continue et percée de trous, soit réellement constituée d'éléments individuels caractérisés par une couche ajourée, p. ex. de métal déployé
B60P 3/10 - Véhicules adaptés pour transporter, porter ou comporter des charges ou des objets spéciaux pour le transport de véhicules pour le transport de bateaux
B32B 3/30 - Produits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des discontinuités ou des rugosités externes ou internes, ou une couche de forme non planeProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des particularités au niveau de sa forme caractérisés par une couche continue dont le périmètre de la section droite a une allure particulièreProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des discontinuités ou des rugosités externes ou internes, ou une couche de forme non planeProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des particularités au niveau de sa forme caractérisés par une couche comportant des cavités ou des vides internes caractérisés par une couche comportant des retraits ou des saillies, p. ex. des gorges, des nervures
B32B 3/26 - Produits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des discontinuités ou des rugosités externes ou internes, ou une couche de forme non planeProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des particularités au niveau de sa forme caractérisés par une couche continue dont le périmètre de la section droite a une allure particulièreProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des discontinuités ou des rugosités externes ou internes, ou une couche de forme non planeProduits stratifiés comprenant une couche ayant des particularités au niveau de sa forme caractérisés par une couche comportant des cavités ou des vides internes
A traction device to engage a track of a tracked vehicle includes spaced apart longitudinal ribs and spaced apart transverse ribs forming a matrix, with at least one longitudinal rib having first gripping elements spaced apart to engage a track of a vehicle having lugs spaced at a first pitch and at least one other longitudinal rib having second gripping elements spaced apart to engage a track of a vehicle having lugs spaced at a second pitch. A number of third gripping elements are arranged across a width of each of the transverse ribs, and the transverse ribs are spaced to engage a track of a vehicle having lugs spaced at a third pitch.
B60B 39/12 - Appareillage sur les véhicules pour épandre ou disperser des matériaux sur l'avant des roues le matériau se présentant sous forme de feuille ou de toile
E01B 23/00 - Voies mobiles ou à démontage facile, p. ex. voies ferrées temporairesPièces ou détails spécialement conçus à cet effet
A retractable guide for loading and unloading snowmobiles, ATVs and other equipment from a trailer or truck bed includes a first portion that is movable relative to a second portion that is fixedly attached to the truck or trailer bed such that the first portion pivotally moves relative to the second portion. The first portion is of a sufficient length such that when the first portion guide is in an extended position a distal edge of the first portion contacts the ground surface to provide a ramp for loading and unloading the ATV, snowmobile or other equipment. The ramp provides a smooth transition from the ground to the bed of the truck or trailer. Once the ATV, snowmobile or other equipment is loaded onto the bed of the trailer or truck, the first portion of the guide is pivotally positioned into a stowed position such that an end gate or other retaining wall can be positioned into a secured vertical position with the ATV, snowmobile or other equipment being positioned on the bed of the trailer or truck.
B60P 1/43 - Véhicules destinés principalement au transport des charges et modifiés pour faciliter le chargement, la fixation de la charge ou son déchargement utilisant une rampe de chargement montée sur le véhicule
An apparatus for assisting in loading and unloading a snowmobile having spaced apart skis with runners extending from bottom surfaces thereof or for providing traction for loading and unloading a vehicle with a plurality of tires onto a trailer surface includes a base for attaching to the surface of the trailer. Upper surfaces of the base and bars reduces friction between the skis and surface of the trailer. The base also includes a trailing edge for providing traction for the plurality of tires for loading and unloading the vehicle.
