Adjustable foot pad for integrated vehicle jack
OwnerJohnnie Eugene Lehman, Gary Anthony Lehman +1inventors
InventorsJohnnie Eugene Lehman, Gary Anthony Lehman, Robert Daniel Slack
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Abstract
An example extendable jack foot includes a foot pad, an extension member, and a handle. The extension member and the handle are fixed to the foot pad. The extension member also defines a slot. The slot is configured to accept a connecting pin, slidably coupling the extendable jack foot to the distal end of a jack leg. The extendable jack foot can be moved with respect to the jack leg by a user, adjusting the position of the connecting pin within the slot. Positioning the connecting pin in various seat positions within the slot extends or retracts the effective length of the jack leg. No detachable parts are required.
Claims19
An extendable jack foot comprising:
- a foot pad having a bottom surface and a top surface;
- an extension member coupled to and extending from said top surface of said foot pad, said extension member defining a slot configured to receive a connecting pin;
- and wherein
- said slot defines a plurality of interconnected seat positions.
A method of manufacturing an extendable jack foot, said method comprising:
- forming a foot pad;
- forming an extension member;
- fixing said extension member to said foot pad;
- and
- forming a slot within said extension member;
- and
- wherein said slot is configured to accept a connecting pin such that said extendable jack foot can be slidably coupled to said connecting pin.
A method of using an extendable jack foot, said method comprising:
- providing a jack leg with a connecting pin;
- coupling said extendable jack foot to said connecting pin;
- and
- adjusting the position of said extendable jack foot with respect to the connecting pin such that the effective length of the jack leg is extended when said jack leg is in a lifting configuration and said effective length of said jack leg is shortened when said jack leg is in a transit configuration.
An extendable jack comprising:
- a jack leg having a first portion and a second portion movably coupled to said first portion;
- an actuator coupled between said first portion of said jack leg and said second portion of said jack leg;
- a foot pad having a bottom surface and a top surface;
- means for extendably coupling said foot pad to said second portion of said jack leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.