An apparatus for supporting a vehicle door, the apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a first support column mounted on the base;
- a second support column mounted on the base;
- a lift device mounted on and guided by the first support column and the second support column, the lift device comprising:
- an upper lift member comprising a first end movably coupled to the first support column, and a second end, opposite the first end thereof, movably coupled to the second support column;
- a lower lift member comprising a first end movably coupled to the first support column, and a second end, opposite the first end thereof, movably coupled to the second support column;
- a first upper lift bar mounted on the upper lift member and a second upper lift bar mounted on the upper lift member;
- a first lower lift bar mounted on the lower lift member and a second lower lift bar mounted on the lower lift member;
- wherein a first portion of the first upper lift bar and a first portion of the second upper lift bar extend together in a first direction from the upper lift member for engaging and at least in part supporting a first vehicle door;
- wherein a first portion of the first lower lift bar and a first portion of the second lower lift bar extend together in the first direction from the lower lift member for engaging and at least in part supporting the first vehicle door in cooperation with the first portion of the first upper lift bar and the first portion of the second upper lift bar;
- wherein a second portion of the first upper lift bar and a second portion of the second upper lift bar extend together in a second direction from the upper lift member for engaging and at least in part supporting a second vehicle door, the second direction being opposite the first direction;
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- wherein a second portion of the first lower lift bar and a second portion of the second lower lift bar extend together in the second direction from the lower lift member for engaging and at least in part supporting the second vehicle door in cooperation with the second portion of the first upper lift bar and the second portion of the second upper lift bar;
- wherein the apparatus further comprises an actuator operatively coupled to the lift device, the actuator, when actuated, imparting vertical movement to the lift device thereby imparting vertical movement to the first vehicle door and to the second vehicle door by way of the upper lift member and the lower lift member;
- wherein the lift device further comprises a lift column, wherein the lower lift member is connected to the lift column, and the upper lift member is connected to the lift column by a lockable mount at an adjustable vertical position above the lower lift member, and wherein the lift column maintains the upper lift member at a preset vertical distance above the lower lift member when the lockable mount is locked.