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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303181 | Jack for heavy objects A transmission Jack and apparatus that can raise and lower heavy objects between a floor surface and a higher elevation is disclosed. The transmission jack and apparatus includes a bottom frame mounted on a plurality of wheels. Pivotally attached to the bottom frame... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267199 | Padded end cap for vehicle lifting hoist arm A padded end cap made of resilient material for cushioning the end of lifting hoist arms of automotive lifts. One embodiment of this solid body cushioning apparatus (10) contains a plurality of vertical and horizontal attachment surfaces to affix the apparatu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7225900 | Motorcycle lift A lift for lifting motorcycles, ATV's, or any similar vehicle. The lift includes a base, an upright extending from the base, a four-bar load-transferring lifting mechanism, a lifting frame adapted to engage the vehicle, and an operator for lifting and lowering the l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219768 | Multiple locking position safety leg for lifts A lift with a multiple locking position safety leg includes a lift bed for engaging in objects to be lifted together with a fluid cylinder to be connected to the lift bed and extendable and retractable to move the lift bed between two extreme positions including a f... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7207764 | Wheel lift system A wheel lift system for efficiently lifting and positioning a wheel and tire onto a wheel hub. The wheel lift system includes a first arm and a second arm pivotally attached to one another, a plurality of caster wheels attached to the lower portion of the arms, and ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207419 | Safety lock system for a lift A lift having a safety lock system includes a mast that may be supported by a base, and a frame that can be lifted or lowered along the mast. The safety lock system includes a first support beam that is located adjacent to the mast and a second support beam that is ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 6926254 | Jack for heavy objects A transmission jack and apparatus that can raise and lower heavy objects between a floor surface and a higher elevation is disclosed. The transmission jack and apparatus includes a bottom frame mounted on a plurality of wheels. Pivotally attached to the bottom frame... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926256 | Center sill car jack utilizing air bellows The disclosed jack assembly is used to raise the frame of a railroad car to a sufficient height above a wheeled truck assembly coupled to the railroad car in order to perform maintenance or remove the truck assembly. The jack assembly comprises an air-operated bello... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6916058 | Lifting apparatus A lifting apparatus for lifting and lowering a component of an automobile body that is hingedly and releasably attached to the automobile body at first and second attachment points. The lifting apparatus includes an extension member having first and second ends that... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6273215 | Multi vehicle position cantilevered lift A multiple vehicle position cantilevered lift comprising a stiff support for a cantilevered lift, said support being sized so as to be resistant to twist and torque loads, said support having a base plate with openings for selective alignment with opening... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6257371 | Lifting platform for double-tracked vehicles A lifting platform for double-tracked vehicles comprising two horizontal vehicle supports including support elements for the vehicle wheels. Also included are lifting elements for synchronously lifting and lowering the vehicle supports, a liftable and low... | 07/10/2001 |
| 5837948 | Elevator machinery The elevator machinery (26) comprises a motor (6) and its traction sheave (18). The rotor (17) is disc-shaped and air gap (ag) between it and the stator (14) can turn a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the shaft (13). The stator (14) forms a ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5339926 | Vehicle service lift A lift for raising vehicles such as garden tractors to a position facilitating servicing of the underside of the vehicle. The lift includes a vertically movable carriage having two cantilevered lift forks which may be adjusted along the carriage to accomm... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5131500 | Vehicle hoist In a multi-purpose vehicle hoist including a wheel lift and a chassis lift, the elevational movement of the wheel lift may be used to generate a force to raise the chassis lift.... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5031726 | Mechanism for automatically fixing a slide plate of a system for lifting a motor vehicle for repair thereof A mechanism for automatically fixing a slide plate mounted on a vehicle-body support plate of a lifting apparatus of a system for lifting a motor vehicle for repair thereof comprises a rack and a stopper which are capable of engaging each other to fix the... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4982595 | Apparatus for repairing damaged vehicles The apparatus comprises a quadrangular frame on which a vehicle to be repaired can be fixed by means of appropriate templates. The frame is rigidly associated with a pantograph mechanism capable of raising and lowering it to the required distance from the... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4921074 | Vehicle lifting platform attachment An attachment is set forth which can be removably attached to a standard vehicle lifting platform. The lifting platform attachment includes a scissors support formed from two parallel pairs of scissors. The attachment also includes a support plate having ... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4724930 | Hydraulic lift A lifting device, for vehicles, has two support platforms. Scissor mechanisms connect these platforms, to bases, and are actuated by hydraulic piston and cylinder assemblies. A combiner and divider valve supplies fluid to the two hydraulic cylinders. A si... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4585198 | Anchoring system The present invention relates to an anchoring system and apparatus for positively anchoring a vehicle with respect to a base. The anchoring system includes three or more rigid anchoring apparatus which grasp the pinchwelds of the vehicle to support the ve... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4491194 | Vehicle lift rack and jack assembly A jack assembly is pivotally mounted to a carriage which is in turn mounted by trolley wheels to a pair of track mounted rails and carries a wheel at its lower end for engagement with the floor as the tracks are lowered, thereby to pivot the jack assembly... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4491201 | Trolley A trolley assembly for use in an automobile lift rack employs individual trolley wheel mounts wherein the wheel is supported by a plurality of elastomeric mounts arranged in vertically displaced, mutual relationship to prevent bending of the mounts when t... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4452340 | Multi-stage vehicle hoist A vehicle hoist includes a wheel lift operable to raise and lower a vehicle by its wheels, and a frame lift operable to raise and lower a vehicle by its frame. Each lift is disposed and operable to raise and lower the same vehicle independently of the oth... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4447042 | Vehicle lift A vehicle lift having a platform mounted on a base for supporting a vehicle, and having a first link which moves the platform up and down. A table is mounted to the platform and supports the chassis of the vehicle by moving the table up and down by a seco... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4323141 | Rail-mounted vehicle jack A vehicle jack adapted to mount on a drive-on vehicle hoist comprises a lower platform suspended between the two rails of the hoist, an upper platform having a plurality of shoes adapted to contact the vehicle frame, an air bag between the upper and lower... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4319666 | Vehicle service jack A service jack to be mounted on a vehicle lift rack for movement into desired places along the runways of the lift rack. The service jack includes a carriage suspended between the runways, an elongated vehicle lifting jack assembly operably supported by t... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4267901 | Dual type free-wheel/drive-on vehicle lift A vehicle lift which can be used as either a drive-on type lift or a free-wheel lift in which the vehicle is suspended by its underbody. An underbody support is provided which has foldable legs extending down from it which project through holes in the lif... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4231550 | Jack adapter for front end alignments An adapter for a jack is used in front end alignments to jack up a vehicle in a safe position. The adapter includes a generally horizontally extending elongated rocker arm, with a jack attachment member pivotally secured near the center of the rocker arm.... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4212374 | Vehicle hoist A vehicle hoist is provided with improved access to the vehicle in which a ramp section is raised on two vertical posts. The ramp section constitutes a first lifting mechanism and a second lifting mechanism is provided in the ramp section deck to raise th... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4134501 | Tilting service lift for automotive equipment with folding lift unit A lift for servicing the running gear and underside of a vehicle, embodies a pair of parallel channel-shaped base beams connected at their ends by extensible members. A pair of vehicle-receiving platforms of channel-shape are hinged to and lie directly ab... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4050545 | Vehicle lifting jack assembly A vehicle lifting jack assembly comprising a swing type jack mounted on a vehicle lift rack in position to swing from a folded position to allow complete lowering of the rack to an operative vehicle lift position, and safety means which locks the jack in ... | 09/27/1977 |
