Jack assembly
AssigneeHorizon Global Americas Inc.
InventorsKawa-She Quoen Okerlund, Frank Drake
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Abstract
A jack assembly is shown and describe. The jack assembly may include a first tube having first and second end portions and a central portion between the first and second end portions, and a second tube positioned within the first tube and movable with respect to the first tube. The jack assembly may also include an expanded portion on the first tube, the expanded portion having a larger inner diameter than an inner diameter of the central portion, and a bushing attached to the expanded portion, where the bushing generally prevents contact between the first and second tubes.
Claims23
A jack assembly comprising:
- a first tube;
- a second tube positioned within said first tube and movable with respect to said first tube;
- a caster assembly connected to said second tube, said caster assembly comprising:
- a pin;
- a vertical load supporting member having a first surface with at least one engagement member thereon, said engagement member engaged with a top of said pin thereby providing vertical loading to said pin and allowing relative rotation between said pin and said vertical load supporting member, wherein the vertical load supporting member includes a cage member;
- a bushing positioned between said cage member and said pin;
- aligned openings in said second tube, cage member, and bushing;
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- a fastener engaged with said openings, wherein said opening in said bushing generally prevents said fastener from disengaging from said bushing.
A jack assembly comprising:
- a first tube;
- a second tube positioned within said first tube and movable with respect to said first tube;
- a caster assembly connected to said second tube, said caster assembly comprising:
- a pin having a top surface and a sidewall;
- a cage member having a surface providing vertical load support to said top surface of said pin and having a sidewall that generally circumscribes at least a portion of said sidewall of said pin, wherein said pin is rotatable relative to said cage member and;
- an antifriction device positioned between said top surface of said pin and said surface of said cage member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.