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A personal vehicle loading and unloading apparatus includes a support structure mounted to a platform such as a truck bed which supports the personal vehicle, and a moveable ramp mounted telescopically within the support structure. The ramp is manually moveable between a retracted position where sub

A personal vehicle loading and unloading apparatus includes a support structure mounted to a platform such as a truck bed which supports the personal vehicle, and a moveable ramp mounted telescopically within the support structure. The ramp is manually moveable between a retracted position where substantially the entire ramp is within the truck bed and an extended position where substantially the entire ramp extends from the truck bed. The ramp and the support structure each have an upper surface over which the bottom surface of the personal vehicle, or a conveyor for the vehicle, rides as the personal vehicle is moved to and from the truck bed. These upper surfaces each comprise an anti-friction material having a kinetic friction coefficient no greater than 0.5. A winch mechanism mounted to the support structure pulls the personal vehicle into the truck bed during loading and lowers slowly the personal vehicle from the truck bed during unloading.

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[ I claim:] [21.] A unit adapted to be mounted to a platform and used to load and unload a personal vehicle on and off the platform, includinga support structure adapted to support a personal vehicle thereon, said support structure comprising(i) a pair of substantially parallel runways with top surf

[ I claim:] [21.] A unit adapted to be mounted to a platform and used to load and unload a personal vehicle on and off the platform, includinga support structure adapted to support a personal vehicle thereon, said support structure comprising(i) a pair of substantially parallel runways with top surfaces made of an anti-friction material, said runways being formed of tubular members, each tubular member having a pair of opposed ends and each tubular member having a height which does not exceed 6 inches,(ii) a connecting structure which connects together one end of each tubular member so that the support structure has a substantially U-shape, and(iii) an elongated mounting member extending outward from the connecting structure substantially at a right angle to the connecting structure for detachably mounting the support structure to the platform;a moveable ramp comprising(i) a pair of substantially parallel, ramp members with top surfaces made of an anti-friction material, each ramp member being formed of tubular members having a pair of opposed ends,(ii) a cross member which connects together one end of each ramp member so that the moveable ramp has a substantially U-shape, said cross member being substantially U-shaped and oriented to avoid contact with a bottom surface of a personal vehicle during loading and unloading,said ramp being connected to the support structure so that each ramp member is telescopically received in one of the tubular members of the support structure so that the ramp is manually moveable between a retracted position and an extended position; anda winch mechanism attached to the support structure for pulling the personal watercraft onto the platform, when the unit is attached to the platform.