ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,301, issued on Sept. 23.
"Animal hoist" was invented by Michel Prive (Sherwood Park, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A large animal hoist that is configured to be operably coupled to a utility terrain vehicle wherein the present invention facilitates the lifting and transport of a large animal. The present invention includes a frame wherein the frame includes a receiving platform. The receiving platform is slidably coupled to connection members of the frame and includes longitudinal and lateral support members arranged in a configuration to have an animal superposed thereon. A vertical barrier member is operably coupled to the...