| 摘要 |
A boat support apparatus includes a hitch member adapted to be secured in cantilevered relation to a trailer hitch of a vehicle. A center bar extends longitudinally from the hitch member and provides the base for the apparatus. A pair of transversely opposed front vertical supports and a pair of transversely opposed rear vertical supports are mounted in longitudinally spaced apart relation relative to one another on a pair of longitudinally extending, transversely spaced apart support beams. The support beams are connected in parallel relation to the center bar by transversely disposed cross supports that are supported at their respective mid-points by the center bar. The forward vertical supports have upper ends disposed at a higher elevation than upper ends of the rear vertical supports. A pair of longitudinally extending, transversely spaced apart runners are secured to and span the upper ends of corresponding front and rear vertical supports, there being a single runner extending between each set of front and rear vertical supports. The runners are disposed in an angular inclination that is predetermined by the respective heights of the front and rear vertical supports. The runners cooperate to support a boat along their respective lengths. In a first embodiment, suitable for use with a passenger car, the angle of the runners is low. In a second embodiment, suitable for use with a van or other high vehicle, the angle of the runners is steep. The angular mounting of the runners allows the respective front ends of the runners to clear the vehicle so that the boat support apparatus is truncate in extent. The cantilevered mounting eliminates any need for wheels and avoids a pivotal connection between a vehicle and a trailer.
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