Owner Stephen Scott

Service Stephen Scott

Class 6 The name BoatHoist has been coined to describe a mechanical apparatus designed to lift and transport a range of large or unwieldy items on the roof of a vehicle; the primary item intended for loading and transport is a small boat and outboard motor however this devise is not limited to these items and may be used to load and transport a broad range of items such as timber or plasterboard sheets, roofing iron, mattresses, lounges and other household or industrial items; the name BoatHoist may also be used to identify a range of attachments designed by the manufacturer for use with or complementing the mechanical apparatus; the name BoatHoist can also be used in reference to the method or process of using the apparatus; the name BoatHoist is intended to be used to identify primarily, but not exclusively, the mechanical apparatus described above and may extend to use as a trading name for a business or company involved in the manufacturing, marketing or sales of the devise described herein and all printed or electronic advertising associated with such operations; other devises currently on the market that are designed to load and transport small boats are generally referred to as boat loaders and are limited to that operation; the BoatHoist is a brand name for an exclusively designed and marketed variation of devise commonly referred to as a boat loader; the loading, carrying and un-loading of a boat and motor or any other large or unwieldy item in accordance with this devise may manifest itself in a variety of forms; it will be convenient here-in after to describe in detail one preferred embodiment of this devise; it is to be clearly understood that the specific nature of this description does not supersede the generality of the preceding broad description; the BoatHoist boat and outboard motor loading system consists of a guide rail frame that attaches to standard roof racks and runs longitudinally extending above the front windscreen of the vehicle; guide rail extensions then attach to the guide rail frame and extend downward past the front of the vehicle whilst being supported on the bullbar; a movable frame is attached to the boat, the boat is turned upside down and is the winched up the guide rails and onto the roof of the vehicle; once unloaded the guide rail extensions and movable frame combine with the addition of wheels, tow hitch and rollers to form a launch and retrieve trailer; some examples of the use of the BoatHoist brand name would be: BoatHoist Cartop Loader; BoatHoist Cartop Load and Tow System; BoatHoist Motor Loading Frame; it will of course be realized that the above has been given only by way of an illustrative example of the various applications of the name BoatHoist; all such modifications and variations thereto as would be apparent to persons skilled in the art are deemed to fall within the broad scope of the application and use of the name BoatHoist as set forth