After getting the patent number off sloppyhooker's decal. I ordered a copy of the v20 patent. To my surprise the the inventor of this patent is Harry L Schoell and it was filed may 15 , 1961 (43 years ago to the day!!). So I am digging around to find out what the story is here. I have an email from John Deknatel (president of C Raymond Hunt and Associates) which states that the v20 steplift "was an early C Raymond Hunt design" yet the patent number on the side of the v20 is Harry L Schoell's.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/docs/US03117544__.pdf
