# US 10,246,312 B2 · Vehicle lift with support arms

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- Number: US 10,246,312 B2
- Document ID: US10246312B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/697,967
- Filed: 2017-09-07
- Published: 2018-11-15
- Granted: 2019-04-02
- Earliest claimed: 2017-05-15
- Applicants: John McClure
- Inventors: John McClure
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246312B2

## CPC

- B66F 3/36: Load-engaging elements
- B66F 7/16: by one or more hydraulic or pneumatic jacks
- B66F 7/28: Constructional details, e.g. end stops, pivoting supporting members, sliding runners adjustable to load dimensions
- B66F 3/245: {comprising toggle levers (lazy-tongs mechanisms B66F3/22)}
- B66F 3/25: Constructional features
- 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 ({invalid lifting devices A61G7/10; } mounting artificial islands on piles or like supports E02B17/00; scaffolding combined with lifting devices E04G1/22; lifting devices for sliding forms E04G11/24; lifting of buildings E04G23/06; shores or struts E04G25/00; lifts or other hoisting devices on ladders E06C7/12; props for mining E21D15/00)

## Abstract

A vehicle lift has lift arms pivoted to a central or to side lifts. A handle is pivoted to an extensible, retractable lift arm end and can be manipulated from outside the vehicle periphery to position the lift arm end in a desired alignment with lift points under the vehicle frame.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An adjustable vehicle lift comprising:
at least one lift arm pivotally extending away from a vertical hoist to a distal arm end for engaging a vehicle to be lifted;
said arm being extensible;
an extended handle pivotally attached to said arm proximate said distal end,
said handle being operable by an operator to pivot and extend said arm, beneath the vehicle, from an operator position outside a periphery of the vehicle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

An adjustable vehicle lift as in claim 1 wherein said arm includes an arm tube and a telescoping inner arm tube extensibly and retractably moveable within said arm tube, said telescoping inner arm having said distal arm end thereon.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

An adjustable vehicle lift as in claim 2 further including a lift pad mounted onto said distal arm end.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

An adjustable vehicle lift as in claim 1 wherein said extendable handle is moveable in an arc radially about said distal end.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

An adjustable vehicle lift as in claim 4 wherein said lift arm is moveable in an arc about said vertical hoist.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

An adjustable vehicle lift as in claim 1 wherein when used with a vehicle having an outer periphery, said vertical hoist is disposed outside said periphery and said extended handle is operable to move said distal arm end beneath and under said vehicle from a position outside said periphery.