Floor jack
AssigneeSpinemed Sales International, Inc.
InventorTim EMSKY
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Abstract
Disclosed is a floor jack for use with a jack stand, the jack including (a) a base comprising two arms spaced apart to define a stand space between them; (b) a jack arm comprising a forked cradle comprising two spaced apart arms; and (c) a jack mechanism disposed within the base for elevating the jack pad. The base arms are configured to allow a jack stand to be positioned in the stand space, vertically aligned with the forked cradle.
Claims8
A floor jack for use with a jack stand, the jack comprising:
- (a) a base comprising two arms spaced apart to define a stand space between them;
- (b) a jack arm comprising a forked cradle having two spaced apart arms;
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- (c) a jack mechanism disposed within the base for elevating the jack arm and cradle;
- wherein the base arms are configured to allow the jack stand to be positioned in the stand space, vertically aligned with the forked cradle.
A method of lifting a vehicle using a floor jack which comprises (a) a base comprising two arms spaced apart to define a stand space between them;
- (b) a jack arm comprising a forked cradle having two spaced apart arms;
- and (c) a jack mechanism disposed within the base for elevating the jack arm and cradle;
- comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning the base below a vehicle lift point and actuating the jack mechanism to lift the vehicle with the forked cradle supporting the vehicle lift point;
- (b) positioning a jack stand having a jack pad immediately below the vehicle lift point such that the jack pad is vertically aligned with the forked cradle and the vehicle lift point;
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- (c) lowering the vehicle such that the vehicle lift point rests on the jack pad which is positioned within the forked cradle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.