Method of using a coupling system for motorized vehicles

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a device for safely immobilizing and securing a moving mobile unit (e.
g.
such as a snowmobile) onto a vehicular transport such as a trailer.
The device, when properly anchored, may be appropriately used for coupling and immobilizing a motored vehicle (equipped with a coupling unit or as frequently referred to as a "catch") onto a vehicular transport.
The coupling and immobilizing device, in general, comprises: a) means for positionally anchoring the device onto the vehicular transport within a coupling zone; b) means for detecting an entry of the motored vehicle within the coupling zone; and c) means for releasing and coupling a coupling member onto the coupling unit in response to the entry of the motored vehicle onto said coupling zone, and thereby immobilizing the motored vehicle within said coupling zone.
The device may appropriately include a latching mechanism activated by impacting of the motored vehicle (e.
g.
such as a snowmobile) upon a detecting unit.
The detecting unit may be a pivotally mounted plate which in the case of snowmobiles serves a means for detecting the entry of a snowmobile ski tip within the coupling or latching zone.
Impacting of the ski tip upon the impacting plate initiates sufficient pivotal movement of retaining plate to release a coupling plunger retained thereby.
The device is securely mounted or anchored onto the vehicular transport at a position such that the impacting of the moving snowmobile ski tip upon the detecting unit causes the plunger retaining plate to release the coupling plunger which, in turn, latches onto a coupling unit or catch, such as an eyelet, securely affixed onto the moving snowmobile ski tip.
The eyelet in combination with the plunger securely immobilizes the snowmobile onto the anchored device.
The present device provides a safe method for latching and securing a moving snowmobile onto a vehicular transport.
The device may be used by simply ramping the trailer to an appropriate inclined position so as to permit one or more snowmobiles to be driven onto the vehicular transport in such a manner so that the ski tip impacts upon an impacting plate which triggers the release of a latching pin which latches onto the eyelet catch of the ski and thereby instantly immobilizes the snowmobile from any further movement thereupon