Vehicle Jack Stand
AssigneeJackpoint Jackstands LLC
InventorJohn A. Walton
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Abstract
A jack stand for a vehicle includes a plurality of walls joined together to form a body, the body being hollow. A base is formed by lower edges of the walls and a top surface joins top edges of the walls. One of the walls includes a wall opening and the top includes a top opening, the wall opening and the top opening extending towards one another, meeting proximate the top edge of one of the walls, thereby forming a single, continuous opening extending from the top into one of the walls.
Claims20
A jack stand for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of walls joined together to form a body, at least one of the walls in the plurality of walls including a first wall portion and a second wall portion, the second wall portion being angled relative to the first wall portion;
- a raised lip being formed at an upper edge of the second wall portion, the raised lip defining a top opening;
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- a side opening in one of the walls,
- wherein the side opening and the top opening extend towards one another and meet to form a single, continuous opening.
In combination, a jack stand and a jack pad, the combination comprising:
- a jack stand including:
- a plurality of walls joined together to form a hollow body;
- a raised lip being formed at an upper edge of at least one wall in the plurality of walls, the raised lip defining a top opening;
- a side opening in one of the walls;
- wherein the side opening and the top opening extend towards one another and meet to form a single, continuous opening;
- a jack pad including:
- a downturned outer rail and an inner extension joined by an inverted slot,
- wherein the inverted slot is sized to receive at least a portion of the raised lip.
The jack stand and jack pad of claim 16, further comprising recessed upper portion disposed in a top surface of the jack pad, the recessed upper portion being sized to receive a removable support portion that is sized and shaped to cooperate with a jacking location on a vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.