Jack for atv
AssigneeTuff Trail Gear, Inc.
InventorTodd L. Jones
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Abstract
An ATV jack may include an engagement member and a leg which pivots which respect to the engagement member a limited amount to enable the jack to lift and hold an ATV. The leg may telescope to allow the jack to be used at a wide variety of heights. The jack may also be used as part of a system with at least one mounting bracket to allow a tire of an ATV to be lifted and retained or replaced.
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A non-pneumatic crankless fulcrum ATV jack for removably mounting to an ATV suspension system, comprising:
- a leg that is telescoping and adjustable in length and comprises two or more telescoping leg segments, wherein the leg is configured to extend in a pre-extended position prior to loading at a fixed length greater than the distance of the suspension system to the ground and sufficient to raise the tire off the ground when the leg is in a vertical position;
- a removable engagement member, the removable engagement member being elongate and pivotably attached to the leg;
- a mating engagement member including an attachment element configured to removably mate with the removable engagement member and configured to attach to a suspension system of the ATV by way of said attachment element;
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- a safety lock system configured to lock the engagement member in place when the leg is vertical under the ATV, wherein a top portion of the leg comprises a flange having an engagement surface configured to restrict the engagement member from pivoting and allowing movement of the leg substantially beyond vertical.
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A method for lifting an ATV having a suspension system using a non-pneumatic crankless fulcrum ATV jack, the method comprising:
- providing an ATV jack having an elongate removable engagement member and a telescoping adjustable length leg with two or more telescoping leg segments comprising a top leg and bottom leg portion, wherein the top leg portion is pivotably attached to the engagement member, wherein the leg is configured to extend in a pre-extended position prior to loading at a fixed length greater than the distance of the suspension system to the ground and sufficient to raise the tire off the ground when the leg is in a vertical position;
- mating the engagement member with a removable mating engagement member configured to removably mate with the engagement member including an attachment element and configured to attach to a suspension system of the ATV by way of said attachment element, and wherein the mating engagement member is disposed on the suspension system of an ATV and disposing the leg at a downward angle so that the bottom portion of the leg rests on the ground in the pre-extended position;
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- advancing the ATV toward the leg so that the leg moves toward vertical until the leg stops pivoting with respect to the engagement member;
- wherein the jack further comprises a safety lock system configured to lock the engagement member in place when the leg is vertical under the ATV, wherein a top portion of the leg comprises a flange having an engagement surface configured to restrict the engagement member from pivoting and allowing movement of the leg substantially beyond vertical.
An ATV bracket for receiving a jack and supporting an ATV lifted by the jack, comprising an elongate tube having an open end configured to receive a mating jack projection and a closed end configured to mount to a vehicle bolt, wherein the closed end comprises a hole configured to receive the vehicle bolt and retain the tube on the vehicle bolt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.