A jack stand apparatus for use with commonly available jacks, particularly for vehicles with insufficient surface area for both jacks and jack stands to be used on the specified lifting points. In one embodiment, the jack stand comprises an axle assembly, a lift pad assembly, a plurality of height adjustable leg assemblies where the leg assemblies may be rotated with respect to the axle assembly, and a leg locking mechanism. In one embodiment, the foldable device is collapsed into a planar orientation, and positioned on top of a jack's lifting plate; passed under the vehicle, including low profile and limited clearance vehicles. Once the apparatus and vehicle are lifted with the jack, the legs of the apparatus are locked into position to support the lifted vehicle, and the jack is safely removed.
Apparatus and method for collapsible vehicle jack stand
2017-08-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B66F HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD , Hub-, Verhol- oder Schubvorrichtungen, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen, z.B. Vorrichtungen mit unmittelbarer Krafteinwirkung auf die Last / F16M Rahmen, Gehäuse oder Grundplatten von Kraftmaschinen oder anderen Maschinen oder von Apparaten, nicht auf eine besondere Art von Maschine oder Apparat eingeschränkt, die anderweitig vorgesehen ist , FRAMES, CASINGS, OR BEDS, OF ENGINES OR OTHER MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO AN ENGINE, MACHINE, OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE |