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1. Is a portable individual canoe loader comprising a vertical cylindrical portion having a proximal end 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, the lower end portion being rotatably connected to the vertical cylindrical portion, the mast structure being movable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the long axis of the vehicle thereby allowing the mast structure to move in a circular direction, with the upper and lower end portions include apertures configured to receive a pin for in use and stowed positions. a second cylindrical mast structure having lower and upper end portions, the lower end portion being pivotally connected to the first mast structure allowing the second mast structure to move in a direction directly backward relative to the vehicle, from a vertical use position, wherein the first mast structure includes a stop to limit the travel of the second mast structure to 30-degrees from vertical, the upper portion including apertures configured to receive a pin for vertical use, a receiving structure pivotally connected to the upper portion of the second cylindrical mast structure, the receiving structure being movable between 12-degrees from vertical in a direction directly forward relative to the vehicle from a vertical use position to 18-degrees directly backward relative to the vehicle from a vertical use position, a mounting structure is freely mated to the receiving structure wherein the mounting structure affixed to a canoe can be freely mated to the receiver. |
