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US 2022/0063571 A1Published application
Safety link
AssigneeTimothy Hillier
InventorsTimothy Hillier, Kelly Austin
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Abstract
A safety link for linking a high-lift jack to a vehicle may include an upper bracket and a lower bracket. The upper bracket may include one or more slots for securing the link to a vehicle shackle tab. The lower bracket may include one or more slots for securing the link to a jack.
Claims20
A safety link for a high-lift jack, the link comprising:
- an upper bracket comprising one or more slots for connecting the link to a vehicle shackle tab via insertion of a first pin into at least one of the one or more upper bracket slots and a slot through the shackle tab;
- and
- a lower bracket comprising one or more slots for connecting the link to a runner of a jack via insertion of a second pin into at least one of the one or more lower bracket slots and a slot through a runner nose of the runner.
A method of securing a safety link to a jack and a vehicle shackle tab, the method comprising:
- aligning a first slot of a lower bracket of the link with a second slot extending through a runner nose of a jack;
- extending a first pin through the first slot and second slots;
- aligning a third slot in an upper bracket of the link with a fourth slot in a vehicle shackle tab;
- and
- extending a second pin through the third slot and the fourth slot.
2 more elements
A method of securing a safety link to a jack and a vehicle shackle tab, the method comprising:
- connecting a lower bracket of the link to a runner nose of a jack;
- and
- connecting an upper bracket of the link to a vehicle shackle tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.