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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7861828 | Vehicle storage lift A vehicle storage lift includes a base frame having a first floor engaging leg parallel to a second floor engaging leg. A vehicle support supported by the base frame is movable between a load position and a store position. First and second support arms connect the v... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7331425 | Lift machine A lift machine comprises a base, a support for supporting a load above the base, a lift actuator operatively connected between the base and the support for raising and lowering the support relative to the base, and a support stabilization mechanism operatively conne... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7182177 | Lifting mechanism for a storage device on the bed of a pickup truck A storage device for the bed of a pickup truck has a body with a storage area therein and a scissors lift connected to the body for moving the body between a first position on the bed of the truck and a second position above a side wall of the truck. The scissors li... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179040 | Luggage storage structure for automobile and lifter A luggage storage structure for an automobile includes: a storage concave portion formed so as to project downward on a floor panel and capable of storing luggage, a plate member for approximately closing an upper part of the storage concave portion, and a transfer ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7163087 | Portable vehicle lift The disclosed invention is a portable vehicle lift for elevating a motor vehicle. The lift includes spaced apart beams which are positioned under the vehicle, each beam has a plurality of hinged strut pairs, each with associated threaded collars. Strut pairs are mov... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108140 | Article support rack for vehicle A transportable article support rack is disclosed. The transportable article support rack includes a hitch connector for releasable connecting the rack to a vehicle. The rack also includes a main column assembly pivotally mounted to the hitch connector, a support as... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7093691 | Portable scissor-lift-assembly A lift assembly includes a first platform provided with a top surface, a pair of opposed sides, and wheels and brackets connected to one of the sides for rotating the assembly. A plurality of rectilinear support shafts have opposed end portions conjoined to the plat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7044309 | Strap mounted motorcycle chock and method The present invention provides a system and method for highly flexible placement of one or more wheel chocks on a transport to thereby support one or more motorcycles. The wheel chocks are preferably mounted to the transport utilizing flexible straps. When the strap... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6966542 | Motorcycle lift A lift is provided with a low profile lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism includes a first member pivotally connected to a base, a second member pivotally connected to the first member and a third member pivotally connected to the second member and to the base.... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6814188 | Scissors-type lift table The invention relates to a scissors-like lifting device having a pair of scissors that are arranged between a carrier or support unit and a base unit. Each pair of scissors is provided with two arms which can be pivoted about corresponding axles. The scissors-like l... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6779635 | Mechanism for providing motion and force while maintaining parallelism between a base structure and a movable structure A mechanism is disclosed that provides motion and force while maintaining parallelism between a base structure and a movable structure. This is accomplished by opposed pairs of pivoting arm assemblies, which are synchronized by a timing device that links opposed pai... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772861 | Lift for vehicles A lift for vehicles comprises two parallel ramps for loading the vehicles which can be actuated so as to move vertically. The ramps have concurrent ends which are rigidly coupled to the cross-member of a portal-like frame, with the cross-member being actuatable with... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6742768 | Scissor lifting table This table comprises scissor arms (1, 2) assembled on a common rotation axis (3) and two thrust shafts (6, 7) shifting by the action of drive means and acting on the opposite sides of the scissor arms (1, 2), causing the tabletop (5 | 06/01/2004 |
| 6695289 | Motor driven scissor jack with limit switches A motorized scissor jack is provided including upper and lower limit switches. The motor is connected with a drive assembly that extends and retracts the jack through a displacement screw. The motor has two speeds. The jack is connectable to a vehicular o... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6672430 | Device and method for adjusting a force applied to a movable element A method for adjusting a first force applied to a movable element in a first position of the movable element by a force applying device, the force applying device applying a second force to the movable element in a second position of the movable element. ... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6651775 | Low level scaffold with ballscrew drive A low level scaffold with ball screw drive is a lightweight, mobile, compact, electrically activated, self-erecting, scissor-type lifting platform. The electronic system utilizes an electric motor in direct drive arrangement with a ball screw assembly to ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6634462 | Free link system for precise control A free link system including a drive assembly mounted along an imaginary longitudinal center line of a rectangular base, the drive assembly including two identical units provided on opposing ends of the base; a main platform that is raised and lowered by ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6371247 | Lift assembly A lift assembly includes first and second elevator structures, each including a first scissors section, a second scissors section pivotally connected to the first scissors section and supporting a lift shaft which extends between the first and second stru... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6345693 | Motorcycle lift A lift for a vehicle comprising a support platform for supporting a vehicle; scissor structure displaceably secured beneath the support platform for lifting the support platform and vehicle; a first and second U-shaped rod, each rod having two ends connec... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6244390 | Inground lift A lift for a vehicle comprising a displaceable support device moveable between a first inground position to a second above ground position for supporting the vehicle, scissor mechanism associated with the displaceable support device for lifting the displa... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6186279 | Low-rise vehicle lift for use over a pit A low-rise vehicle lift for use above a pit having side rails rising above a working surface. The vehicle lift comprises a pair of spaced apart base units coupled to corresponding vehicle support units through a lifting means. The lifting means can be a s... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6182796 | Vehicle lift Apparatus for use in lifting a vehicle from a substantially flat surface. The apparatus includes a pair of levers, each having a first lever and a second lever pivotally joined together cris-crossing one another and operable in a scissor-like motion betwe... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6164414 | Automotive lift apparatus An automotive lift apparatus includes a first beam support assembly and a pair of beams supported at first beam ends by the first beam support assembly, wherein each of the beams includes an outward facing beam guide portion and an inward facing guide por... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6070699 | Hydraulic platform lift, especially for motorcycles The present invention relates to a hydraulic platform lift, in particular a motorcycle platform lift, comprising a parallelogram chassis in which on one of the two parallel lifting arms a hydraulic cylinder, supported on the sub-frame, is articulated. The... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5833030 | Lifting-rotating device for picking up a motor vehicle The invention concerns a lifting-rotating device for picking up a motor vehicle (14), in particular a passenger car, with a parallelogrammatic extension arm (11) which is articulated on a pillar (10) or a frame so as to pivot about the horizontal and at w... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5727655 | Platform lifter A platform which is raised and lowered evenly in a vertical direction only by a pair of piston activated four-bar linkages which are linked together through an endless cable or belt which will not allow one four-bar linkage to act independently of the oth... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5722513 | Scissor lift A scissor lift has a pair of leg assemblies pivotally connected to a base. Relative movement between the legs and the base is opposed by spring assemblies that may be selectively connected to a carriage to vary the bias on the legs. A cam member secured t... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5636711 | Platform lift for motor vehicle A lifting platform for motor vehicles has at least one scissor-type framework with at least two lower scissor levers that cross each other and two upper scissor levers that cross each other. Either the upper or lower of two pivotably connected scissor lev... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5613575 | Flat-structure lifting platform The flat lift assembly has a lift platform (11), which is articulated on a base frame via a pivotable lifting arm (7). For the pivot drive of the lifting arm (7) an arm (1) and a cylinder-piston unit (5) are provided, wherein the arm (2) is acting as an a... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5538357 | Elevatable automobile turn-around system An elevatable automobile turn-around system for use and association with various automobiles transport structures, the apparatus comprising: a lift having an upper segment, a lower segment and a central segment therebetween, the upper and lower segments f... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5340082 | Portable surface lift for a vehicle A portable surface lift for a vehicle and a pair of manually retractable wheels respectively attached to a mid-portion of opposite sides of the lift for rolling the lift over a garage floor surface when the vehicle is not lifted on the lift. The lift has ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5322143 | Vehicle lift and locking mechanism for use therewith A vehicle lift has a support platform and a pair of scissor mechanisms underneath it for supporting it, and raising and lowering it. An actuator, for example, an hydraulic cylinder, that is connected between the scissor arms. The ends of one pair of sciss... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5211265 | Snowmobile lift A scissor-type snowmobile lift comprised of first and second cross members, rails, a pair of scissor members, two mounting brackets, a lower cross member and a hydraulic cylinder. The rails and first and second cross members form a lift frame. The first a... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5207333 | Multi-storied parking/displaying rack A simplified, convenient and compact multi-storied parking and/or displaying rack being collapsible and movable is provided. The rack includes at least two vertically spaced parking/displaying members each of which includes a first end, two opposite sides... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5199686 | Non-continuous base ground level automotive lift system An automotive lift system includes a longitudinal series of transverse pairs of left and right rigid lifting legs, neither any legs of said pairs of legs nor any longitudinally successive legs having any on-ground connection therebetween, each of the legs... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5156238 | Portable surface lift for a vehicle A portable surface lift for a vehicle and retractable spring-loaded wheels attached to the lift for rolling the lift over a garage floor surface when the vehicle is not lifted on the lift. The lift has various adaptor pads for contact with the undercarria... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5111912 | Spring-loaded drive assembly for a wheelchair lift A drive assembly (250) for use with a platform lift. The assembly includes a set of linkage arms (30, 32) connected between the platform (22) and a stable carriage arm (34). A pair of sprockets (50, 60) connected to the carriage arm at the linkage arm piv... | 05/12/1992 |
