Jack assembly with secondary support features

A jack assembly comprising:

• a jack base;
• a primary support assembly comprising:
• a lift arm movably coupled to the jack base such that the jack assembly is movable between a lowered position and a raised position;
• a primary saddle coupled to the lift arm and configured to engage a load when the jack assembly is in the raised position;
• and
• a handle configured to enable a user to cause movement of the lift arm;
• a secondary support assembly comprising:
• a secondary base supported by the jack base;
• a secondary saddle coupled to the primary support assembly such that movement of the primary saddle toward the raised position causes a corresponding movement in the secondary saddle;
• and
• a plurality of telescoping supports extending between the secondary base and the secondary saddle, wherein the plurality of telescoping supports are releasably lockable at a plurality of different heights.

A jack assembly comprising:

• a jack base;
• a primary support assembly comprising:
• a lift arm movably coupled to the jack base such that the jack assembly is movable between a lowered position and a raised position;
• a primary support member coupled to the lift arm and configured to engage a load when the jack assembly is in the raised position;
• and
• a handle configured to enable a user to cause movement of the lift arm;
• wherein the primary support assembly defines a primary load path between the load and the jack base;
• a secondary support assembly comprising:
• a secondary base supported by the jack base;
• a secondary support member coupled to the primary support member such that movement of the primary support member toward the raised position causes a corresponding movement in the secondary support member;
• a plurality of telescoping supports extending between the secondary base and the secondary support member;
• wherein, in the event of a failure of the primary support assembly, the secondary support assembly provides a secondary load path between the load and the jack base that is substantially independent from the primary load path.