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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7819387 | Height adjustable stand for notebook computer A stand structure includes a stand having two side walls; and two actuation mechanisms comprising an assembly for lifting and pushing the stand and a link pivotably interconnecting the assembly for lifting and pushing the stand and either side wall, and a bent membe... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7320460 | Rear-end stand This is stand that holds the rear end to an automobile. This stand allows you to turn the rear axle in any angle and hold that position to freely work on it. You can set up gears, clean the rear axle, weld it, drain oil from it, etc. This stand prevents you from hav... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7226060 | Steering device for pallet truck A steering device for decreasing a turning radius of a pallet jack includes a ground engaging member connected to a support member of the pallet jack between a main wheel and an extensible wheel. The load supporting member of the pallet jack is positionable between ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137615 | Jack A jack includes a base having a pair of spaced apart side members with a substantially horizontally oriented platform overlying a forward portion of the base. A pair of support arms pivotably connect the platform to the side members, and a lift arm is pivotably conn... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134643 | Motorcycle lift strapping system A motorcycle lift strapping system for securing a motorcycle to a motorcycle lift assembly having a pair of elongated members includes a pair of elongated supports each of which is attached to and extends along one of elongated members. A first rod and a second rod ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7070167 | Low profile lift apparatus with one to one direct lifting ratio A lifting apparatus comprising: one of a mobile/or and stationary base; a lift platform having a geometric first center, the lift platform movable relative to the base from a lowered position to an upper position; a linkage or linkage mechanism interconnecting the b... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021861 | Low profile floating lift for watercraft A floating low profile watercraft lifting apparatus comprises a buoyant support apparatus and a watercraft lift attached to the buoyant support apparatus. Embodiments of the lift have first and second cantilever arms pivotally mounted to a base at offset pivot point... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004454 | Motorcycle and small vehicle lift A lift apparatus includes a base frame having a pair of ground engaging caster assemblies and a pair of horizontally extending divergent legs each having an inner end attached to the base frame and an outer end with a roller attached thereto, the casters and the rol... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997424 | Lifting apparatus A device for lifting an item such as an article of furniture to gain access underneath for performing a variety of tasks. The device comprises a horizontal actuating beam attached via a hinge member to one or more horizontal support beams that are affixed to the obj... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6915878 | Self-balancing ladder and camera dolly A device and methods for supporting a payload, such as a user, at a variable height above the ground and for repositioning the payload in a dynamically stabilized mode of operation. The transporter device has two laterally disposed primary wheels and a payload suppo... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6910710 | Chair carrier convertible cart A convertible cart for restaurants for carrying stacked chairs when a convertible section of the cart is in a first position. The cart is adapted for carrying a trough of dishes, food, and other dining items, food when the convertible section is in a second position... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6695287 | Portable hydraulic vehicle lift A portable hydraulic vehicle lift that functions as a vehicle trailer for transporting a vehicle over the road, and that includes a platform, and an elevating system for elevating the platform above the ground. The elevating system comprises a front leg a... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6619620 | Vehicle hoist A hoist for a vehicle including a lower chassis (2) adapted for secure placement on and optional general movement about a floor, an upper platform (1) fitted to said chassis and movable between a first lowered position to a second raised position wherein ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6464207 | Motorcycle lift and stand apparatus A motorcycle lift and stand apparatus for manually lifting and supporting a motorcycle in an elevated position for cleaning or other maintenance. The motorcycle lift and stand apparatus is a collapsible support system which can be quickly and easily raise... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6431319 | Height-adjustable equipment cart with detachable table A height-adjustable cart is provided and includes an undercarriage having a wheeled frame, a double scissor-type lift mechanism and a support frame which is height-adjustable relative to the wheeled frame by the lift mechanism. The wheeled frame includes ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6371449 | Portable motorcycle hoist A portable motorcycle hoist has a main frame assembly which includes a pair of vertically-oriented parallel channel beams rigidly affixed to both an upper cross brace and to a base member. The pair of channel beams provide a caged track for a trolley whic... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6318929 | Low profile lift for watercraft A low-profile watercraft lift having first and second cantilever arms pivotally mounted to a base at offset pivot points for use in shallow water. The lift includes an actuator connected to the first and second cantilever arms and operable to move the fir... | 11/20/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6015131 | Composite vibration mount A simple system for mechanically lifting and securing a machine to vibration isolators. The system is unitary, compact, occupies space only under the machine and not protruding from the sides and allows the machine to be completely detached for servicing.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5979878 | Motorcycle stand apparatus A motorcycle stand apparatus includes a base frame assembly which includes two longitudinal frame members and a transverse frame member connected between the two longitudinal frame members. A first leg assembly is provided, and a pair of first leg bottom ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5890695 | Non-obtrusive shipboard vibration mount for copier/printers A simple system for mechanically lifting and securing a copier/printer to vibration isolators aboard a Naval vessel. The system is compact, occupying space only under the copier/printer and not protruding from the sides and allows the copier/printer to co... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5769396 | Multi-purpose motorcycle lift A multi-purpose motorcycle lift includes a base, a lift assembly, and a lift bar. The left leg is pivotally connected to first end of the base, and the right leg is pivotally connected to the second end of the base, such that the left and right legs pivot... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5695173 | Scissors lift platform with electronic control A lift platform sustained through a double system of support scissors in its lower part, which offers the mechanical upward and downward motion in a vertical plane and on a base frame, which in its turn is activated by a hydraulic mechanism. The lift plat... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5482401 | Boat-lift apparatus The present invention features an adjustable corner assembly for a boat-lift. The corner assembly of this invention may be designed to replace corner posts of other boat-lift mechanisms. It can also be designed as part of a boat-lift frame. In either capa... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5449266 | Transporter for heavy loads A transporter vehicle comprises two lifting devices which carry respective jacks and which can be joined at their ends by cross bars to form a rectangular dolly with a central opening therein. The lifting devices each have front and rear wheels so that th... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5405236 | Apparatus for lifting and moving an article The present invention is an apparatus that can be operated by one person to move an article such as a pool table, vending machine, and the like, from place to place over a floor surface. The apparatus is made of a planar base and planar platform with a st... | 04/11/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5328320 | Apparatus for lifting a heavy load with respect to the bed of a truck An apparatus adapted for attachment to the frame of a truck, usually within a bed of a conventional pickup truck. A generally planar base is rigidly attached to the truck frame with bolts. A platform is rotatably connected to the base with a pair of four-... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5271603 | Vehicle jack A vehicle jack is disclosed having a base and a lifting platform which is connected to the base by pivotally connecting legs. The lifting platform has a pair of spaced-apart side members and a cross beam member extending between and connected to the side ... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5184914 | Lift for watercraft Upwardly extending pivoting booms are supported on a rectangular base which is submerged in water. Watercraft supports on mounting arms are connected to the pivoting booms. A double-acting hydraulic cylinder attached between the rectangular base and pivot... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5174548 | Hand lift truck for transporting stacking chairs A lift truck for carrying stacking chairs, the truck having a main frame carried on front and rear wheels and an elevating platform on the main frame and movable from a lowered inactive position to a stack lifting position. The forward end of the truck, w... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5007121 | Hydraulic lift for bathtubs Prior hydraulic lifts for bathtubs have required complicated installation and a dedicated source of hydraulic pressure. The present invention provides a bathtub lift operated by the domestic water pressure and which uses simple hydraulic cylinders.... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4953666 | Elevating apparatus having an offset upper boom maintaining a workstation level on a cantilevered angularly movable support that retracts into a compact position The invention provides an elevating apparatus for raising and lowering a work station holding personnel, equipment, and/or materials between a downward declining, compact retracted position and an upwardly inclining extended limit position. The work stati... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4750604 | Mechanical handling apparatus Mechanical handling apparatus includes a surface and a driving mechanism for moving a load over the surface which comprises a substantially vertically reciprocable platform device for actuating the load, and a lever device including at least two oppositel... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4245657 | Method and apparatus for loading bulk tobacco barns Method and apparatus for loading and unloading a bulk curing tobacco barn so that large heavy containers filled with tobacco leaves will be properly positioned in the barn in a close front-to-back relationship.... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4175899 | Lifting device A device for raising and lowering sheets of building material utilizes a base support platform on which is attached a support bracket member and a pair of serially connected first and second parallelogram members pivotally joined by a right angle member w... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4158524 | Mobile chair lift A mobile chair lift for raising wheelchairs from ground level to a level such as to enable rolling the wheelchair onto a porch or other flat surface providing for entrance to a home or place of business wherein there is a base frame, a platform, legs moun... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4149469 | Log braking and stabilizing system for log flume ride A braking and stabilizing system for a boat in a water channel, including boat lifting apparatus in the water channel engageable with the bottom of the boat, and including inflatable bags connected to the boat lifting apparatus for moving same upwardly to... | 04/17/1979 |
