Screw-type jack

A screw-type jack, comprising:

• a base;
• a case secured on said base and having a case barrel extending vertically;
• driving force transferring means provided on said base and in said case, for transferring force from outside said case;
• a rotatable screw rod with a male thread portion on its outer peripheral surface, said screw rod being disposed in said case and combined with said driving force transferring means;
• at least one extension barrel supported by said base, said extension barrel having a male thread portion on its outer peripheral surface and a female thread portion on it sinner peripheral surface engaged with a male thread portion of said outer peripheral surface of said screw rod;
• a ram having a female thread portion on its inner peripheral surface engaged with said male thread portion on the outer peripheral surface of said extension barrel, which, in turn is engaged with said screw rod;
• a ram cap secured on the upper end of said ram;
• and
• an auxiliary screw barrel which has a support table secured at an uppermost end, said auxiliary screw barrel being connected to said ram cap to permit extension of said support table from said upper ram end and thereby extend the effective height of the jack, and said auxiliary screw barrel covers a portion of said case barrel when said jack is contracted.