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US 2021/0070592 A1Published application
Tiltable vehicle lift
AssigneeThe Aluminum Trailer Company
InventorsSeth Schwartz, Christopher Klassen, Austin Ganger
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Abstract
A vehicle lift includes a lift platform which can be selectively moved in a range between one or more raised positions which are level from the front to the rear and a lowered position where the lift platform is tilted for loading and unloading. A vehicle may be supported on the lift platform. The vehicle lift may be arranged in a trailer.
Claims20
A vehicle lift, comprising:
- a. a forward support post and a rear support post arranged on a support surface;
- b. a lift platform extending between the forward support post and the rear support post;
- c. a forward support engaged with the forward support post and supporting a forward portion of the lift platform;
- d. a rear support engaged with the rear support post and supporting a rear portion of the lift platform;
- e. a front tilt notch defined adjacent a lower end of the forward support post and a rear tilt notch defined adjacent a lower end of the rear support post, wherein the front tilt notch is arranged at a height greater than the height of the rear tilt notch;
- and,
- f. wherein the lift platform is movable to a lowered position wherein the forward support engages the front tilt notch and the rear support engages the rear tilt notch so that the lift platform is supported at an angle relative to the support surface.
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A vehicle lift, comprising:
- a. a plurality of support posts arranged on a support surface, including a forward support post and a rear support post;
- b. a lift platform operably supported by the support posts and movable along a height of the posts between one or more raised positions wherein the lift platform is parallel to the support surface and a lowered position;
- c. a forward support engaging the forward support post and supporting a forward portion of the lift platform;
- d. a rear support engaging the rear support post and supporting a rear portion of the lift platform;
- and,
- e. the forward support post defining a front tilt position engaged by the forward support when the lift platform is in the lowered position and the rear support post defining a rear tilt position engaged by the rear support when the lift platform is in the lowered position, wherein the front tilt position is higher in height than the rear tilt position so that the lift platform is arranged at an angular orientation relative to the support surface.
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A vehicle lift on a support surface, comprising:
- a. front and rear lift-side posts on one lateral side of a lift platform and front and rear support-side posts on the opposite lateral side of the lift platform, wherein the lift platform is movable in height between one or more raised positions wherein the lift platform is parallel to the support surface and a lowered position;
- b. a forward support engaging the forward support post and supporting a forward portion of the lift platform;
- c. a rear support engaging the rear support post and supporting a rear portion of the lift platform;
- d. a hydraulic cylinder coupled to a front lift linkage extending to the forward support and a rear lift linkage extending to the rear support, wherein extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinder raises and lowers the forward support, the rear support and the lift platform;
- and,
- e. the front lift-side post defining a front tilt position engaged by the forward support when the lift platform is in the lowered position and the rear lift-side post defining a rear tilt position engaged by the rear support when the lift platform is in the lowered position, wherein the front tilt position is higher in height than the rear tilt position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.