Vehicle lift
OwnerBrad Christianinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a vehicle lift. In particular, the present invention is directed to a vehicle lift that can be mounted to the rear of a vehicle or used as a stand-alone lift. A preferred embodiment of the lift comprises a vehicle platform mounted to two platform saddles supported by two lifting arms and two support arms. The lifting arms and support arms are pivotally attached to a mount frame at one end and the platform saddles on the other end. A spacer sleeve is attached between the lifting arms and has a lock bar inserted through it. Lift locks are attached to each end of the lock bar and can lock the lift. Two drives are attached to the mount frame at one end and to the spacer sleeve at the other end. When the platform is in a raised position, the drives are extended.
Claims11
A vehicle lift comprising:
- a vehicle platform mounted to a first platform saddle and a second platform saddle and supported by a first lifting arm and a second lifting arm;
- the first lifting arm pivotally attached to a mount frame at a first end and pivotally attached to the first platform saddle at a second end;
- the second lifting arm pivotally attached to the mount frame at a first end and pivotally attached to the second platform saddle at a second end;
- a first support arm pivotally attached to the mount frame below the first end of the first lifting arm and pivotally attached to the first platform saddle below the second end of the first lifting arm;
- a second support arm pivotally attached to the mount frame below the first end of the second lifting arm and pivotally attached to the second platform saddle below the second end of the second lifting arm;
- a spacer sleeve between the lifting arms and attached to the first and second lifting arms;
- a lock bar inserted through the spacer sleeve having a first lift lock on a first end and a second lift lock on a second end;
- a first drive mounted to the mount frame at a first end and the first lifting arm at a second end;
- a second drive mounted to the mount frame at a first end and the second lifting arm at a second end;
- where the platform is in a raised position when the first and second drives are extended and where the platform is in a lowered position when the first and second drives are contracted;
- and,
- where the lift locks are lockable when the vehicle platform is in the raised position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.