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US 11,884,526 B1Granted
Vehicle jack
OwnerEarnest Sanders, Curtis B. Sandersinventors
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Abstract
An improved vehicle jack includes a motorized lift plate that either raises or lowers a vehicle when the motor is operated in one of two directions. The jack also includes a lug-nut removal tool formed of a telescoping, pivotal shaft having an adjustable head at an upper end. A plurality of motorized, magnetized sockets are positioned on the head for tightening and loosening lug nuts. Accordingly, the lift plate is activated to raise the vehicle, and the sockets are properly positioned to automatically remove, retain, and reinstall the wheel's lug nuts.
Claims10
A vehicle jack comprising:
- a base plate having a vertical tower positioned thereon;
- an elongated drive screw received within said vertical tower;
- a threaded collar mounted on said drive screw;
- a lift plate attached to said collar for positioning beneath a vehicle chassis;
- a reversible motor operably connected to said drive screw for rotating said drive screw in either of two directions to move said collar and said lift plate upwardly or downwardly;
- a lug-nut removal tool mounted on said base plate, said lug-nut removal tool including an elongated, telescoping shaft having an upper end, a lower end and a head at the upper end of the shaft, said shaft pivotally attached to said base plate to pivot said head within a plane that is parallel to a side of a vehicle in order to lower said head to align with lug nuts on a given tire;
- a plurality of motorized sockets on said head adapted to couple with the lug nuts on a tire rim;
- a housing receiving said reversible motor, said housing having a slot formed thereon, wherein the lower end of said shaft is pivotally attached to the base plate and is received within said slot to allow the head to move along an arcuate path in a vertical plane.
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