Patents Assigned to Liftmate, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5042417
    Abstract: An attachment for a boat which raises at least the stern of a boat for transportation and/or storage. A stern support, a pivot for securing the support to the boat, and a system for pivoting the support are disclosed. The support pivoting system rotates the support from an initial position to a final position whereby the boat is sufficiently elevated relative to the ground or water bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Liftmate, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Raymond
  • Patent number: 4779888
    Abstract: An attachment for a boat trailer to enable a boat carried by the trailer to be raised and stored above the water, the attachment being readily applied to a conventional trailer by the use of relatively simple tools and comprising a pair of extensible legs which are moved from a normal retracted position to an extended position to raise the trailer sufficiently with respect to the water that the boat is supported above the surface of the water.The extensible legs may either be legs which are rocked or legs which are formed of two telescoping parts so that one part of each leg can be moved with respect to the other part to effectively extend the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Liftmate, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Raymond