Apparatus for supporting vehicles and the like

An apparatus for supporting a vehicle having a front wheel and a rear wheel on the same side of the vehicle, which comprises:

• an arm assembly sized to extend longitudinally adjacent both the front and the rear wheel on the same side of the vehicle;
• a first pair of wheel supports connected to and extending horizontally perpendicular to said arm assembly, said wheel supports both positioned below and one positioned fore and the other position aft the center of the front wheel, said first pair of wheel supports together with said arm assembly defining a generally U-shaped opening, each of said first pair of wheel supports including a first end connected with said arm assembly and a second end spaced from said arm assembly, the second ends of said first pair of wheel supports being free from one another on the side of the wheel opposite said arm assembly, whereby said first pair of wheel supports can be positioned with respect to the front wheel by moving said apparatus laterally toward the vehicle;
• a second pair of wheel supports connected to and extending horizontally perpendicular to said arm assembly, said wheel supports both positioned below and one positioned fore and the other positioned aft the center of the rear wheel, said second pair of wheel supports together with said arm assembly defining a generally U-shaped opening, each of said second pair of wheel supports including a first end connected with said arm assembly and a second end spaced from said arm assembly, the second ends of said second pair of wheel supports being free from one another on the side of the wheel opposite said arm assembly, whereby said second pair of wheel supports can be positioned with respect to the rear wheel by moving said apparatus laterally toward the vehicle;
• adjustment means for adjusting the distance between said first and second pairs of wheel supports to accommodate different distances between the front and rear wheels of a vehicle;
• attachment means for attaching said arm assembly to the vehicle;
• and
• support receiving means associated with said arm assembly for receiving an external support member to permit support of the vehicle by support of said arm assembly and said pairs of wheel supports.